Arkansas’ Billy Richmond III approaches the game of basketball the same way I attack courses on Mario Kart: all gas, no breaks, baby! Find the vehicle that cranks the speed all the way up, and then just let that thing loose. Who cares about handling on corners or weaving through crowds? It’s the straightaways I live for.
It’s a decent strategy on the racetrack, and it can be successful on the basketball court, as well. Richmond absolutely saw some successes during his freshman year at Arkansas playing at the breakneck speed typically reserved for the Mushroom Circuit. Whether you want to call it motor, pace or tempo, Richmond was the most likely player last year to put the pedal to the floor and blast past defenders like he had a star.