Jones about 6"7?
Looks at least that. Maybe taller. Jakarr looks taller than the past too. Got some real decent height up front now.
This has been a pet peeve of mine all offseason MCN, I'm not trying to pick out your comment specifically.
But, 9 of the top 10 teams in our conference last season had a player over 6'10. (Marquette being the exception).
We still don't. Now maybe that suits our style of play, and maybe it will work out. But I have a hard time saying we have good height now, or even that we have decent height. I hate to say it but we're still undersized.
Not as badly as we were. But we're not as well rounded as I'd like.
Did they just have a player 6-10 and above or did he contribute. I don't know the answer just honestly asking.
I'd have to go back and look but off the top of my head:
Fab Melo and Keita, Dieng, Henry Sims, Herb Pope, Drummond, Gilbert from Pitt ... so there were a good amount who were big contributors.
And MCN, I'm not saying it should be the highest priority. Like you say - our style is better suited for more athletic guys.
My point is just that if we want to get where us as fans dream of ... say Elite 8 and beyond ... you need a well rounded team. Look at that matchup we had with Gonzaga two years ago. We were fine almost all season, but then we get a tournament game against a team with 2 7 footers.
Going forward the roster should be balanced out with at least one guy with size. That's all I'm advocating.