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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 1970818, member: 405"]
I think Moustapha Diagne was more physical, and could score in the low post over either shoulder, but in reality, I think he was only about 6-8 or so, like Coleman.

Sidibe is clearly taller, he is not as slight as Baye Keita.  He can present for the ball in the low post, but he doesn't have the low post moves of either M. Diange or Taurean Thompson.

Sidibe is a fair rebounder - he has put up big numbers for his team, but in the full game I saw in the playoffs against a top 100 big man opponent, he seemed like he occasionally boxes out well, but sometimes gets shielded off the ball or out of rebounding position by shorter players who clog the lane.  He doesn't protect his rebounding space as well as he could.

He is an elite level shot blocker, though.  Great timing, great reach.  And he looks coachable, based on the way he does present in the post, does attempt to block out, the way he sets picks in the half court offense, etc.  He's thicker through his upper body than some of these guys.  Very promising player.  He's not Thomas Bryant, but he's also not Chino Oboko.  I'm glad he will have a year or two behind PC and Thompson as the third big man in the rotation.
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