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What’s next immediate need? PF or Center

Priority now needs to be getting a more than serviceable backup C and PG. Foul trouble and injuries happen. Look at how much we had to depend on Reibe and Malachi at times this past season.
 
3rdbass said:
Yeah that seemed a big step down from St. John's. Suprised he didn't catch on with a Power 5 team with a chance to play meaningful minutes.
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Same thoughts here. He could have been perfect for UConn.
 
Henry said:
Priority now needs to be getting a more than serviceable backup C and PG. Foul trouble and injuries happen. Look at how much we had to depend on Reibe and Malachi at times this past season.
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Spot on!
 
You guys nailed it regarding roster additions.

Another PF/C and PG are so important being we clearly had issues accumulating fouls this season.

A big question mark is how County can contribute?

We know he's listed a SG/wing player, but can he contribute as a reliable secondary ball handler?
 
RuffRuff said:
Landrew is a 6'6" football player, long. Is more of a short PF than a true 3.

Hurley is going to have plenty of bench spots, so I'm guessing much of the next month is going to be him sifting through mid majors finding guys like Koroma and Millender to build some depth.
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I just keep envisioning Landrew as a Kevin Freeman type, an undersized but tough as nails PF but with more skill.
 
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FlyChigga said:
Michigan just won with a huge lineup and people here think we should roll in with no true power forward on the team
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That type of lineup is unlikely to happen again, unless UM gets those guys back. Florida will have it.
 
none of this is important. we need a brimah, a spencer. I love ak. Clingan. Sanogo.

but we need a hype man
 
RuffRuff said:
That type of lineup is unlikely to happen again, unless UM gets those guys back. Florida will have it.
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St. John's and Arizonia had that too and we struggled against them too.
 
FlyChigga said:
Michigan just won with a huge lineup and people here think we should roll in with no true power forward on the team
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And UConn would have beaten them if healthy with the same sized lineup they will be running out again this year.

UConn won two national titles and played in another championship game with Alex Karaban as their PF.
 
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3rdbass said:
St. John's and Arizonia had that too and we struggled against them too.
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We didn't have Tarris against AZ.

StJ's main issue was how they pressured the ball and forced TO's. Less concerned with league games.

Reality is that we can only be great at a few places as we do not have unlimited NIL.

You have to think Hines, Khamenia, Mullins and Silas is running us around 12mm alone.
 
ec33 said:
And UConn would have beaten them if healthy with the same sized lineup they will be running out again this year.

UConn won two national titles and played in another championship game with Alex Karaban as their PF.
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We are actually smaller based on our present lineup but let's see who else we get up front to help.
 
RuffRuff said:
We didn't have Tarris against AZ.

StJ's main issue was how they pressured the ball and forced TO's. Less concerned with league games.
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St. John's still gave us serious problems upfront no mater what and Big East tourney is the post season. I know not many teams are like that but still something we could run against with some of these big money spender schools.
 
And I am again sorry I am not throwing out names (as requested) but I am going to lie back and let Tom Moore and company fill out the roster. Dan Hurley is not stopping with an incomplete roster - and he will likely keep going causing some to hem-and-haw about there being too many players.
 
3rdbass said:
We are actually smaller based on our present lineup but let's see who else we get up front to help.
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Starting lineup. Although Reed was a little taller, I believe (I am not worried about replacing Reibe's height as he played far smaller in the few moments he was on the floor picking up fouls).
 
ec33 said:
Starting lineup. Although Reed was a little taller, I believe (I am not worried about replacing Reibe's height as he played far smaller in the few moments he was on the floor picking up fouls).
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Karban was longer and bigger than Nik too!
 
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ec33 said:
And UConn would have beaten them if healthy with the same sized lineup they will be running out again this year.

UConn won two national titles and played in another championship game with Alex Karaban as their PF.
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Karaban is bigger than Khamenia and we had a mountain in the middle for those championships. Plus long high flyers that would lock up at the 3. We have Mullins at the 3 who ideally should play shooting guard. And we lost Stew so no one off the bench with any size at the 4.
 
FlyChigga said:
Karaban is bigger than Khamenia and we had a mountain in the middle for those championships. Plus long high flyers that would lock up at the 3. We have Mullins at the 3 who ideally should play shooting guard. And we lost Stew so no one off the bench with any size at the 4.
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Then we are doomed.
 
ec33 said:
Starting lineup. Although Reed was a little taller, I believe (I am not worried about replacing Reibe's height as he played far smaller in the few moments he was on the floor picking up fouls).
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Hines is a tick smaller, but I think we are going to find him to be a more vertical athlete than Reed. Watching some tape of him, he finishes well with both hands like Reed. The kid has tremendous upside.

If we go with a lineup of Silas, Mullins, Landrew, Khamenia and Hines, we are not that small at all. We'd be plus at just about every position other than Center, and Hines makes up for that with vertical.
 
RuffRuff said:
Hines is a tick smaller, but I think we are going to find him to be a more vertical athlete than Reed. Watching some tape of him, he finishes well with both hands like Reed. The kid has tremendous upside.

If we go with a lineup of Silas, Mullins, Landrew, Khamenia and Hines, we are not that small at all. We'd be plus at just about every position other than Center, and Hines makes up for that with vertical.
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Landrew will have to be really solid to beat out two seniors (Ball and Ross), in the starting lineup. Mullins at the 2 sounds amazing but only if our 3 is a significant upgrade over Ball and Ross. Mullins pulled it off as a freshman this year beating out Ross for a starting spot. Do you really think Landrew is on Mullins' level?
 
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