Originally Posted by TA111
Which team are you referring to? Villanova didn’t have a true center and Loyola played much of the tourney with 6’6” Jackson at the “5” spot. And neither team had what you would call a true shot blocker. The key to their defenses was to keep penetration to a minimum. Of course if you have a kid like Bagley at Duke you’ll be helping yourself. But even he is a multifaceted player who can drive it and shoot from distance. The game is evolving.
You are going to see more and more teams use the 6’7”-6’9” kids as floor stretchers as opposed to back to the basket players.
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Spellman isn't a true center but he was physical enough to guard Azibuke for Kansas in man defense. He held his own in the paint in that Final Four.
Absolutely agree with floor stretchers and non traditional centers but I don't think you can trot an Obi or Policelli out there in that role. I don't think they've got the physicality yet.
The other risk you run is getting a kid who think he's gonna play on the perimeter to buy into that role. I don't think Frankie signed up to be posting up as much as Josh Cunningham was last year
So, yes agree on non traditional bigs being the future but I don't think it's plug and play with any 6'7-9 kid. Gotta recruit for that position just like any other
