It was a conversation with Kim English that got me thinking.
I recently spoke with the Colorado assistant basketball coach regarding his role as the de facto in-house mentor for George King, both on and off the court, as the departing Buffaloes senior begins preparations for the tryouts and showcases that will determine the next step in his basketball journey.
English made a point about King's situation I confess I never considered. Instead of going out and trying to prove you actually can do something the scouting report says you can't — in King's case, ball-handling and his assist-to-turnover rate — a player must instead hang his hat on his strengths.