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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 3967815, member: 6696"] Filipowski fits what we do right now on offense so well. He isn't as athletic as Samson or anything, but I do think he's got the potential to be effective defending in a hard hedge too. He's a triple-threat from the top of the key in handoff situations, which is EXACTLY what we want in a big man.. I think he's probably a guy that is ready to contribute on some level year 1, even if it's in a backup role. I think Clingan is very high potential guy at the college level. And it would be foolish to not heavily recruit a top 100 kid right in our home state. That being said, he isn't going to be able to hard hedge, and putting him in handoffs at the top of the key isn't going to maximize his potential at all. People want to say he's the next Dickinson at Michigan, but he is not nearly as polished at the same stage. He's going to require a couple years to develop physically and adjust to the speed of the game to be effective. He's a third-option year one at the 5 IMO. I would love either on our team. Both make us better in the long run. Fillipowski makes us better faster and doesn't make us change the way we run an offense or defense. [/QUOTE]