fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours agoIowa State's Audi Crooks is a velveteen unicorn and March's biggest matchup problem
A 6ft 3in ballast in the paint, Crooks belongs to a protected class of hooper, the velveteen giant post players who win with touch as much as brute force. In the early 2000s, Troy Jackson a 6ft 10in, 375lb streetball legend who played under the stage name Escalade lit up And1 Mixtape crowds with his buttery shoulder rolls and no-look passes.
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