Height problems

[nick242 12]

With no true big men in 2014 recruiting class we have two options at center position hanner and jurkin neither are good long term options hanner probably getting the start is 6'9"- 6-10" then at power forward possibly troy williams? Not much height or strength downlow could be downfall for team this year


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[Crimson and Cream 5,776]

April is a true big man, and Priller also has good size (I believe he's 6'9). I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt Jurkin ever sees the court this year, except for maybe a few garbage minutes at the end of a blowout.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

[quote name="Crean and Crimson" post="71763" timestamp="1403721192"]April is a true big man, and Priller also has good size (I believe he's 6'9). I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt Jurkin ever sees the court this year, except for maybe a few garbage minutes at the end of a blowout.[/quote] https://btownbanners.com/index.php?/topic/5419-Peter-Jurkin-questionable-this-year Get your hopes down now, unfortunately


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[nick242 12]

Both are 2 star recruits though they might develop but i dont see them being much of factor first year


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[Crimson and Cream 5,776]

I don't see Priller getting much time, but I think April will be forced into some action as Perea's backup due to him being the only other big man we have (unless you count DD, but I doubt he sees much time at the 5).

[nick242 12]

All and all center is the downfall of our roster


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[Crimson and Cream 5,776]

For now I would have to agree. Would be nice for Perea to prove us wrong though.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

If you scan the IUBB forum on here, you'll see lots of threads that have discussed this, but the conclusion seemed to be that we need a rim protector, but a true center doesn't function well in Crean's transition offense. Players like Zeller who can run and defend in the post are ideal. Davis seems to be someone who could step up and provide the hustle and bulldog mentality in some kind of post role.


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[Crimson and Cream 5,776]

UCONN just proved that you don't necessarily need offense from your bigs to succeed in the NCAA. What their bigs DID give them, however, was good defense and good rebounding. If Perea, April, and Davis can give us those 2 things, I'm confident that our guards and wings can score enough to get us the W.