Butler basketball coach LaVall Jordan discusses the progression of sophomore guard Kamar Baldwin, who has had to carry a bigger load for the Bulldogs this season. David Woods / IndyStar
INDIANAPOLIS – Kamar Baldwin is like the hitter who begins his career banging baseballs all over the yard . . . that is, until pitchers identify his weaknesses. Then he must adjust to those adjustments.
Baldwin is a college basketball player, not a baseball slugger, but the analogy applies. He was not the No. 1 or 2 target of defenses last season, when he became the highest-scoring Butler freshman (10.