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Message: [QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5427219, member: 722"] I’ve been thinking a lot about the bold point. After decades of JB teams that almost always had a true big man, mostly for defensive purposes, my mind rebels against playing only forwards. But it seems to be a growing trend across the sport. But another thought about the choices the staff made seems apparent to me. Right now, our forwards are Kyle, Freeman, White, Betsey and Souare. They have a lot of similarities between them. Similar height, big “enough” for college ball, athletic and long limbed. The standing reach of the group is substantial, and seemed to be a critical criteria in selecting them to be recruited. But another similarity, overlooked by most, is that most of them are entering their second year of power conference basketball. White is the exception, being a freshman. Kyle barely played last year, but has two years of starting experience at a low major. The other three, though, played enough minutes on major conference teams to get the freshman jitters out, and gain the experience of a year playing in college. They are all primed to experience their sophomore leap next year. It’s highly likely that the whole group doesn’t reach their potential simultaneously, but I think the coaching staff prioritized the transfers based on the strong possibility they really get better next year. So, a bunch of athletic, long limbed forwards might, by defensive committee, be able to get the job done. The coaching staff is betting on it, but guys like Kyle, White, Souare and Betsey are scouting bets… They don’t have the track record of production to justify the coaches faith in them. But they have athletic characteristics and enough film that the coaches think they will be good enough next year. [/QUOTE]

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