Originally Posted by TA111
Frankly, I don’t get all the angst over the so-called “big-man” issue. The game has changed, mainly because of the 3point line. Villanova just won the Championship and they didn’t have a prototypical big. Spellman was a 4 and could really stroke it. If the kids learn to play team D, ie, help and recover, then they will be fine. If you watched Loyola play, they often had a team of no one over 6’6” on the floor. They played exceptional team D and it was hard to penetrate the lane.
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Despite this, I still miss Big Steve.
My point being that we won't face Villanova unless we dominate the A10, and we're a much better A10 team when we have a big man in the middle. So while the top 25 teams may not need a dominant 5, it's probably because they have 4- and 5-star players at every other position.
