“Ayo is playing himself out of the lottery.”
“So much for a lottery pick.”
“He can’t shoot.”
“I expected a lot more from someone getting so much hype.”
These are all the comments I’ve heard in the first few months regarding Illinois sophomore guard Ayo Dosunmu. And these aren’t just the brazen twitter hot take artists, these are friends and family I watch games with in person.
It’s becoming exhausting.
Dosunmu recorded 21 points and five rebounds in Saturday’s Braggin’ Rights Embarrassment. He was clearly the best player on the floor for the Illini and the game was essentially Ayo Dosunmu vs.