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Message: [QUOTE="selles, post: 2441582, member: 1176"] Larrier isn't posting up more because he weighs 120 pounds and shies away from contact. He's a 3. In fairness to our posts, two of them (Whaley and Diarra) are being played out of position. Neither has the size to play the middle. A third (Big Dave) is a mediocre player who has been getting excessive minutes due to some nice picks against a mid major and injuries. A fourth (Cobb) has been hurt. Going forward, I think it's pretty clear that Carlton and Cobb should see the bulk of time at the 5, with Big Dave getting 5-10 minutes. Also, this may be counter-intuitive, but I think we desperately need to start playing a second big (Whaley, Diarra) at the 4 for 15-20 minutes a game. Those guys are athletic enough to handle the defensive assignment, and I think they'll be far more effective as a 4 than a 5. I'd also tell them to crash the offensive glass as hard as possible. Our #1 offensive staple is clearly going to be drives by our guards. We need a #2 option off that. In a perfect world, the #2 option would be kickouts for three. But we really don't shoot it consistently enough. So I'd love to see a Whaley/Diarra playing alongside a Carlton with orders to crash the glass. At least for part of the game, as an alternate look to the small ball. [/QUOTE]