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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 1419543, member: 1423"] UK plays (mostly) M2M defense, so WKS got pulled away from the rim sometimes. In our zone, Chuku won't have to worry about following his man. He will have to move up to the FTL to stop penetrating guards and, less frequently, fly out to cover weakside shooters in the corner. But normally, he can sit on the low block and protect the rim. In the NBA, this wouldn't work (they have the D-3 second rule). But in college, he can stay low and force the opposing team to shoot over him or bomb from the perimeter. I haven't gotten into lineups yet ... we have all summer for that. But the possibilities are intriguing: 7'2 in the middle (with a 6'9 280 pound senior "backup"), along side 6-9 Diagne or 6-9 Lydon with 6-7 Roberson crashing the glass? Chukwu upgrades the whole picture .. and we go from undersized or out of position to potentially one of the tallest front lines in college hoops. [/QUOTE]