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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 3749551, member: 1329"] Let's be clear: CCSU did not dictate our lineup. We took advantage of the ability to have a size advantage while also having our most dynamic players on the court. Hurley optimized. When you're rebounding over a 6'4" guy, a 6'6" guy at the 4 who also happens to be more athletic and has a longer wingspan will not have trouble. Putting in a 6'11 guy who can't shoot, can't dribble, can't pass, and can't defend the opponents at the point of attack or in space just so he will crash the boards and be a mediocre secondary rim protector when you're not forced to would be dumb. We got 19 offensive rebounds on 30 missed shots as is. The skill trade-off would not be worth it. We got to have our cake and eat it too. Other games we won't be so fortunate. We'll have to play our less skilled and less dynamic bigs more minutes. Akok's return will help since he is both of those things. Villanova and Gonzaga are optimized with 3 forwards because they're all skilled. They're all triple threats to go along with their tree trunk legs and length. We don't have that luxury. We get closest to that personnel with 3 of Jackson/Polley/Martin/Whaley than by pairing any of our other bigs with Whaley at the 4. [/QUOTE]