Richmond's short stay in Champaign a real conundrum

There was the scrap with teammate Brandon Paul after the Big Ten tournament loss to Michigan ... the multiple off-court problems that forced him to sit out Illinois' pair of NCAA Tournament games ... the times where he seemed to respond only to assistant Jerrance Howard's coaching.

NBA teams are going to demand explanations for these problems. He's not such a no-doubt talent that they'll give him a pass.

In addition, Richmond owns a power forward's game with a small forward's body at this stage.

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