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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 2711851, member: 1414"] The match up problems occur when you have somebody exceptional. Yes, Josh Jackson at the 4 for Kansas created match-up problems. But his length and athleticism allowed him to rebound and defend despite bulk. Spellman last year for Nova...matchup problem at at 6'9' 260 pounds, with the ability to hit from outside. You have to put a big on him, and that big has to be able to defend him outside and in. Almost impossible for most college teams. But we can't pretend that we create match-up problems[U] for anybody butUConn[/U] by playing a Larrier or Polley at a position where they can't defend or rebound against most of their opponents. A stretch 4 isn't a stringbean 3 playing the 4, it's a legit PF sized guy who can handle and shoot from outside. Al Horford is a classic example. Ironically, the guy on this roster closest to being able to do what OP wants at the 4 is Cobb. If you can get him to play within the system, get better as a shooter and improve his athleticism a little, he has the skill set to go inside-outside. What Polley can be, if he gets better, is a Miles Bridges type of 3, long, high release point, and very hard for the 6'4-5" 3's most teams have to defend. I've seen no indication that Diarra can shoot from 3, but if he develops that shot, he's a potential stretch 4. Meanwhile he needs to play anyway, because he rebounds, runs the floor and can score around the rim. [/QUOTE]