He ' s just being crotchety , its a nonsense point , like most of the article . He makes a few valid complaints about strings though <| sep |> In the last 1015 years there ' s still Bogut , Redick , Durant , Griffin , Turner and Davis . That ' s 6 of the last 12 winners . The other winners in that time include Trey Burke still in the NBA , Doug McDermott doing very well in the NBA , Frank Kaminsky averaging 12 PPG this season , and Buddy Hield too early to judge . Ben Simmons averaged 19125 last year as a freshman . He was very good . Being a star in college is generally good for your NBA odds . Is there anyone specific you ' re talking about ? <| sep |> RSA won a series in SL before touring IND . Its not that their ability to play Spin is bad , its their ability to play ungodly amount of spin is bad .