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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I think we may be saying the same thing, as are others. We are not looking to get the Purdue or TX centers, but do want the types that Villanova, Loyola, Duke,
Richmond, VCU, and most other successful teams have. That is a guy who is 6'8" plus, big wing span, decent weight, good hands, can score inside and outside, and the ability to block a shot and eat some space. Cunningham is a great player, but he is not the above, nor will our two new bigger kids next year probably fill that bill. Number them what you want, since numbers died. It is now a PG, a big and three all around players.
