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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 1214252, member: 2133"] And it is true, there aren't many top-40 schools going after short players. One of the foundations of the Oakland A's philosophies was looking for players that were good at baseball, but didn't fit one or more of the prerequisites for being a good player (e.g., 6'5" right hander or a power hitter built like a weight lifter) and weren't in demand. SU looks for players whose size (and wingspan) fits the zone first, any offense that they provide or whether or not they are "good" basketball players is secondary. Because the two groups aren't mutually exclusive, SU tends to get some really good players, but it can cut both ways (as we're seeing this season so far). [/QUOTE]