Real head scratcher for sure. My understanding is he didn't fit into Floyd's offense and wasn't the caliber of player for this level of basketball. Not that UTEP is some kind of Duke team because UTEP couldn't beat Mississippi State, but it does require a tremendous level of physicality, smarts, and tenacity to compete at this level.
Basketball is a game an athlete can not just easily transition into. At this level to succeed you have to have strength like a linebacker, feet like ballet dancer, poise like a seasoned Sergeant in battle, and rapier smarts and guts like a mafia boss (I'm not condoning organized crime) and fire in your belly that's always burning. D.A. has it, Winn has it, Omega as well. Jones is definitely on his way IMO. He is still raw but I for sure see him as a potential NBA draft pick in three and a half years. Lew had the guts and the work ethic, but my understanding was he just lacked the overall needs to deliver what Floyd needed now. And that itself is why it is Floyd's fault. Lew was a candidate in waiting but because Floyd went after high risk guards and forwards that didn't work out, Lew had to step up quickly, and Lew wasn't ready, so out he went to open up a scholarship.
