Larry Keller
Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Can the Pacers unlock Victor Oladipo? As a IU fan, I certainly hope so. I think there is still a lot of potential for him to be a poor man’s Jimmy Butler, but one thing that needs to be discussed is the coaching he’s had in the league. Tom Crean did a tremendous job of developing him in college, but Oladipo had to deal with Jacque Vaughn and Scott Skiles (who couldn’t decide from night to night if he was going to play him or how he was going to play him) in Orlando, only had 1 season with Billy Donovan, and now gets Nate McMillan, who I think we’ve seen enough of.

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