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The Demise Of Anthony Mantha Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

By the end of this year's development camp, Anthony Mantha had a look of apprehension and possibly dread on his face when members of the media approached him. It's not difficult to understand why, given all the criticism he's faced so early in his career, the unkind judgmental things written and said about him, and the sheer number of times he's been asked repeatedly about his "disappointing" season. Jim Devellano infamously said that Mantha's was very very very disappointing and that the organization previously "had" high hopes for him. Just recently a Wings beat writer even went as far as to say that Mantha is a reclamation project, after just his first professional season.