(01-10-2018 12:35 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote: (01-10-2018 10:36 AM)UABfan1 Wrote: (01-10-2018 09:18 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote: Saving One scholarship for a JUCO or transfer. Are two big guys are very physical that we have signed
Jude is 240+ so he is physical.
Pearson is listed at 6-9, 190. Hard to be physical at that weight.
We have a 6-10, 185 guy and he is not real physical.
Sid Ball - 6' 5" & 175 on a good day. Played power forward.
When Sid signed with us, he didn't weigh 160. But, by his 5th year, I think he was 190.
Im not totally against a shorter 4 if they can play. But, not playing the pressing style that Anderson did, a taller big is probably better.
Gueye & Pearson are the kind of guys that it takes a few years for them to fill out and be able to be effective down low. Nothing wrong with that at all. But counting on them to be able to be your primary bigs as underclassmen is a concern. I'm sure its not lost on the coaching staff. We clearly need a big that can step in and play big minutes right away. And Im already counting on big minutes from Jude.
We don't need 2 bruisers at a time but we need at least 1 in the game at all times. Sullivan is big enough to be able to bang. We just need him to be able to do it without fouling.
And playing 2 bigs at a time isn't hurting WKU. They play both Johnson and that 5th year guy about 30+ minutes each together. Maybe a little less now that they got their 6-10, 230 guy eligible.
I wouldn't mind a smaller 4 if he is a warrior who isn't afraid to play down low. And of course, he able to shoot from outside. Those guys need to be bouncy. Remember that guy Memphis had that had a ridiculous vertical? DJ Stephens. And I think AU has a guy like that. McLemore.
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