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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3477851, member: 7511"] Yes, but Bird was 6’9”, playing the 3-spot on a team with Parish & McHale, so he was a size mismatch on smaller players, and if you tried to put a Big on him, he would step outside and knock down 3’s. Ionescu reminds me of another great college basketball player from a number of years back: Ernie Digregorio. Ernie D was one of the most exciting and talented college basketball players I’ve ever seen. But when he got to the pros he couldn’t match up with bigger and more athletic players, and he unfortunately earned a new nickname, “Ernie No-D.” We have more recent examples from UConn’s own backyard of great college players that are struggling to establish themselves in the WNBA due to limitations in size or athleticism. Mo, KML & Lou all come to mind. [/QUOTE]