With all due respect, you lecture people about how they just started watching during the Lebron era and don't understand the game and then you post "insight" that's completely at odds with the way college basketball is played these days.
What was the problem guys like Rudy and Stanley had in college? They were 6-8, 6-9 "wings" who, in college, were guarded by 6-3 guys they couldn't beat off the dribble. So where did they have the most success? When you put them on the block and let them score from there, from put-backs, etc. That's why Deandre had so much success late in the season.
But it's like you ignore this and are completely fixated on this myth of the Anthony Mason-type 4-man in college, and those guys are few and far between.
No certain other people who constantly lecture others on here claiming they are Kings o' Knowledge of the game and berate others, who are also quite knowledgeable of the game, are those who raise my ire. Yes, I know you love to play devil's advocate and I've read plenty of your retorts (and sometimes I agree). There are others fascinated with the fact that a skinny sub 200 lb. player who scores off the dribble, shoots from long distance and struggles to rebound & defend the paint are PFs. That's a SF to me. I know some teams have smaller PFs, but more often or not, they are not skinny like Daniels or Robinson are. Robinson weighs 169 lbs and doesn't play inside, but he has some handles too. Recruiting sources refer to him as a SF too (or are they all wrong too?) Please explain to me how he is a PF? Hey, I think D. Robinson can be an excellent player. I'm not debating that. But look at the history of UConn PF's and you see strong players who didn't mind contact. Boone, Adrien, Freeman, Oriahki (yeah, I know), etc come to mind. Maybe you didn't notice last year but UConn was at the bottom of the NCAA rankings in rebounding. Game in & game out, UConn struggled in rebounding. Our leading rebounder averaged a paltry 5.5 rebounds (un-UConn like) and only at the end of the season did he over take Napier as the team leader. Daniels late season success was because he became a triple threat by scoring out by the 3 point line, taking players off the dribble & scoring inside. That's what a SF can do. That is not a PF to me. Daniels didn't do so by being strictly a Post Guy over 6'3" guards.
Also, if you don't think someone like Abu is exactly what UConn needs, then I guess you're not concerned with rebounding & constantly being bullied inside. I am. I'm fine with a few skinny guys, but at some point, you need someone who can play down low, defend the position & not let other teams bully the front court around. It's all about having proper balance on your team, but giving your team an advantage at some position every game. It doesn't have to be Anthon Mason or LeBron James at PF. It needs to be someone who wants to play there & take it to the other team. And to the person who thinks Abu is going to be a Center... If Abu thinks he's going to be playing Center at UConn, he will never, ever sign with UConn. He's looking for a team that will enhance his play to get to the next level. If he wants to be a dominating Center, he might as well play in the MEAC or America East or Northeast Conference.
Mock Rudy, but he played a significant role on a team that was a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. You may think he struggled to guard 6'3" guards, but they struggled to guard him. It's all about making your team better than the other team, not lowering down to match the other team. S.Robinson had some motivational issues, but he was one of the more spectacular athletes in recent memory. He had a solid Senior Season, though never lived up to his potential (hopefully we can agree on that). If he ever put his mind to dominate, he could have done so. For whatever reason, he seemed to lack confidence or just disappear. That itself is another issue or forum.
