Isn't chandlers problems with NCAA grades and core classes? If that's the case no way to tell if elgible until he gets final report card. Does their school year end like most schools in May/June?
That's why the first to commit has got to be Nolan. We have no size, and while this class has a lot of what we need, at the moment it doesn't show that we've learned from our mistakes.
Doesn't our currently committed group go 6'9, 6'8, 6'6, 6'6, 6'3, 6'3? Yes, it will be great if we add one or more of the four 6'10 kids we're waiting on, but saying here's no size in this class so far is a bit disingenuous.
On the money as usual, CR. I don't get the feeling that Lavin and Dunlap are too concerned with adding more height. They've gone after a pretty specific type of player--with a few shooters sprinkled in. I don't think a huge traditional center is something the staff covets. We have length all over the court...versatility...athletes. I get the feeling that Dunlap wants to instill what he had at Metro State. The numbers his team put up there were just staggering.
I expect to see a much faster-paced game next year. I'd be shocked if we are not defending the full length of the floor the majority of the game, using the sidelines and half court as extra defenders, trapping MUCH more aggressively, and getting the ball down the court quickly in secondary transition. Wave after wave...over the course of the game the 4 on 3's and 3 on 2's will be too much for most teams. It's nice to have a giant on the bench so Josh Smith doesn't relive his CYO glory days on us, but I'm not sure where a traditional center fits in. If we're slowing it down and playing half court, we are not playing the full potential of this team.
At first glance Nolan looks like a center, but I"m not so sure he's any more ready to play center than Sanchez or Sampson. He is wirey and he moves more like an oversized wing in the videos. Looks like the typical Lavin recruit: tall, long, athletic, versaitile. Chandler is a very different story, though.