Told Orlando will probably be on the DR team
“@awireman: USA vs. Dominican Republic game could potentially include Calipari, Antigua, Strickland, Davis, Vargas, Garcia and Sosa..”
He looked seriously impressive in the DR tape, but he was playing SF. It's great to get that kind of experience playing with pros, but I hope he's playing down low! That's probably our starting center.
Which really isn't a big deal this season. We'll be deep regardless. Would still like one big body up front but not just to throw a scholarship out there. Holding hope that Chandler might qualify or even Obekpa decides he wants t stay in NY. Not one to cry over though. We will be tough regardless this season and there is no fab Melo in our league.
I've been advocating for another big since Pelle didn't qualify. But more and more I'm realizing how right you are.
We need to team-rebound, but this past season we saw an exceptionally strong group of centers, it won't happen next year. From A Davis to Drummond to Melo, Dieng, Josh Smith, the Plumlees, even H Pope... We saw probably 7 of the top 10 centers in college bball.
The Big East will only have Dieng returning and other than him the best post players are going to be PFs, who might be a little meatier than Jakarr or Sanchez.. but who wont pose the height problems or shot blocking capabilities Melo and co had.
After Deing the best post players are going to be the likes of Behannan, Cooley, Melvin, Porter.. maybe Yarou on Nova. We can match up with them. Louisville will be big, but they're expected to be a top 5 team.
Other than that who am I missing from the Big East ?
Keita on Syracuse ?? ehh. No real threats coming in as freshmen except maybe Adams for Pitt.
It's hard to plan a team on paper when you don't have a prototypical center. But I'm beginning to see the point that MCNPA and Marilac make about the need for height being overrated and obsessed over by us fans.