Well, it’s half of my argument....why recruit him if you are not able to defensively minimize his weakness? Maybe you have a zone defense package they can excel in, maybe you see matchups from opponents in your scheme they can defend In? If you don’t have a vision and a plan to utilize their strengths and minimize their inabilities then yes...they are a liability...why trade for or recruit them? It’s my point.
Come on. You can be sure that Pitino had plans for him, but he didn't stay around long enough to prove himself valuable enough to have the coach change the defensive strategies just for him. With the current mix of the team and the emphasis on defense, how can you expect the coach to change up the style to allow a unproven freshman to get playing time.
Like Pitino said, he thinks Mitchell probably has the most potential as a big guard to play at the next level, but he can't even get him in the games. We are blessed with a deep roster and with that comes bench time for many players that would have been playing in the past. It is like any higher level program, you have to wait your time to develop or force the coach to play you because of what you do in practice.