I mean, of course, you're right. We definitely view them with orange-colored glasses. It's hard not to when we compare them to our two-time All-American center. Plus, they both have pretty obvious fatal flaws. Hunter runs like a t-rex and can easily get out-muscled by smaller players. TJD can't shoot and tends to shrink in their biggest games.
I'm sure the stats prove they are not just good, but very good. But also, there really is no world where I'm going to properly rate a Hoosier or a Wolverine. As an Illini fan, I'm pretty unabashed about that.
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