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Message: [QUOTE="iommi, post: 2234754, member: 249"] Thanks for the kind words. I thought Chukwu would've been much better than he was, based on a variety of things. 1) he ran the floor pretty well at Providence and in high school 2) his hands were considered to be decent 3) Cooley was very upset when PC left PC (ha). 4) JB said he'd be impactful and started him right away 5) He's over 7-foot tall and you can't...teach...that. (Sorry you and Cass broke up, Enzo Amore) My issue, as you said, is why did the zone look so foreign to him after a year in our system? It was bizarre. Beyond that, he looked awful in the press, often straying way beyond half court and committing stupid fouls and leaving our basket unguarded. I understand that first-year players are bound to look comfortable and that bigs take longer to develop, but this was no kid. Where was the skills development you talked about? Did we put him in solitary when he came on campus and let him out for our first game? Never mind, he could've been doing push-ups in solitary. The physical presence was not there. He was 7'2" and afraid of contact. We need to teach our guys to be tougher. We are usually so damn soft. At least Matt Moyer will try to dunk in guys' faces and Brissett looks like he plays with reckless abandon. That infamous play where Chukwu had the ball under our basket and tossed it over the bench summed up what was frustrating about watching him. You're right. The sample size was small. Then came the eye issues. I hope he's a huge asset this year but I'd bet on Sidibe being better, if he's given the same chance I suspect JB will give Chukwu. If Chukwu can be a big factor, we could have a very good defense. I already am positive Sidibe will be an outstanding zone defender. He played it very well in high school and has all the skills needed. [/QUOTE]

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