In Jerry Meyer’s “mailbag” feature at Rivals.com, he is asked a question about future Kentucky Wildcat Michael Gilchrist.
The question: [COLOR=black]Mike Gilchrist[/COLOR][COLOR=black] is definitely[/COLOR] a dominant player on the high school level, but does his style translate to being an elite player at the college and NBA level?
Here is Meyer’s answer:
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That is a question I thought about a lot as I watched Gilchrist play at the City of Palms Classic.
Gilchrist is capable of dominating a game at the high school level. His strength, athleticism and determination is difficult for most high school players to match.
At the college level more players will match Gilchrist’s strength and athleticism, but few, if any, will match Gilchrist’s determination. It is actually his determination, motor, competiveness, whatever you choose to call it that is his greatest asset.
So I expect Gilchrist to be a great college player, to dominate at times, but more than not, be a solid, high level performer in the mold of Patrick Patterson. They are not exactly the same players, but Gilchrist is best inside the arc and won’t necessarily be a “go to” scorer at the college level.
At the NBA level it is a little harder to project Gilchrist because of the size of the players and the requisite skill level for a player at Gilchrist’s 6-foot-6 height. There is little doubt that Gilchrist will improve and find his niche in the NBA, but it is becoming tougher to project him as a sure impact player at the highest level.
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