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Message: [QUOTE="USNA90, post: 2537969, member: 6230"] Just a guess, but I think he's of the opinion that Ollie recruited athletes and interchangeable guys with a certain body type because that's what he thought "positionless" basketball was all about. However, from watching teams like SMU and Villanova, it seems the idea of positionless basketball entails having versatile guys who can do a little of everything, but still have a primary skill such as rebounding, shooting, or ball handling. Take a guy like Williams, for instance. No doubt he is a terrific athlete, but what skill does he bring to a basketball team? Sure, he can jump out of the building (allegedly), but if that doesn't translate into rebounding, scoring, or defense, it's meaningless. I know everyone is really high on Whaley. He's certainly athletic, and he may be a great player someday - hopefully for UConn. What are the basketball strengths of either of those two guys? Assuming they have one, they're still not good positionless basketball players because they aren't versatile. Essentially, Ollie filled the team with a bunch of similar guys with no skill, as opposed to guys with multiple skills. [/QUOTE]