For anyone who watched Rob Dillingham play basketball in high school, you know just how fancy he can get on the hardwood. Kentucky fans have only seen a small glimpse of what that looks like. Dillingham built a reputation on being “shifty” — wiggling in and out of defenses for impossible one-handed finishes, or dribbling through his legs with rapid speed before firing off a stepback three that hits nothing but net. You don’t make your Instagram handle “robwithdashifts” by playing it safe on the court.
But highlights are one thing. And while Dillingham had plenty of them in high school, there were just as many shots that would make a coach pull their hair out.