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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 3420335, member: 237"]
I believe Hurley has been more of a small ball guy his entire coaching career right? I mean he has the big 6-10 kid he played varying minutes but ultimately has been more of an aggressive man to man D with interchangeable guys 1-4 and a token 6-8/6-9 guy in the middle. Akok was a decent rim protector but again was another athlete/wing vs a big man. Very much just a more talented URI. Not sure how a guy like Clingan fits that system of play very well.

So I was looking back and the above is absolutely accurate. Hurley has rarely ever used a true big man. His first year at URI he had a 6-10 kid and then Kuran Iverson in his last couple years there. In both cases they were more "big forwards" than a pivot guy. It was the exact same thing at Wagner for his two year stint.

So you have two guys who like to muck it up in the pivot and get to work and a coach who has zero experience running a system that really emphasizes that skill set. Now we don't use the post every year but JB and company definitely have a lot more experience using a true pivot guy even if it is for defensive purposes and screening.
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