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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 5319346, member: 966"]
I think we got pummeled by a guy at NC State with a similar profile last year. That may have been the inspiration for getting a guy like Lampkin. The “in shape” thing… yeah, he’s not a spring colt. But, for the number of minutes he should be playing, I don’t think conditioning or body shape is the problem.

The main thing is… who could we have gotten in his place? I’m too apathetic at this point to do the research into who else was available, interested, and cheaper, but I don’t recall a significant list. He’s not as good as I hoped he would be, but he’s exactly the player I expected. I think I said he would command his space, not block shots, but would still rebound and be somewhat of a defensive paint presence just because of girth. And his offense would be a lot of bumping and flip shots that would often look ugly/sloppy, but would sometimes still be effective.

If we had spent less on a cheaper center, maybe that puts McLeod into more minutes and I don’t know that that would be preferable based on his contribution this year. Then who is the better guard we could have gotten with half of Eddie’s money?
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