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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1280189, member: 40"]
People get too hung up on positions.  Our forwards have often been versatile, and not fit into perfectly conventional buckets.  We've often had forwards who can play multiple positions effectively, and guys more normally viewed as conventional 3's who could also play the 4 effectively / guys who were 4's who could slide up to 5.  Matchups occur on both sides of the ball.
 
A bigger key is whether the tandem has complimentary skill threats.
 
Roberson, to me, is an undersized 4 in the mold of George Lynch from UNC.  They are nearly identical players--about 6-7 215 pounds, both stud rebounders, both lacking SF games that are a better "fit" for their size.
 
Do I think McCullough is a 5?  Hell no.  But he still might be the best 5 option we have next year.  And while he won't [I can confidently stand behind this prediction] get it done the way Rak is doing things this year, he might be effective in different ways.  A lot depends on what happens with Coleman and Bryant.
 
But having Chris at the 5 and an experienced Roberson at the 4 isn't a bad thing.  Heck, we were winning 20+ games with the likes of Billy Celuck at center--people are worried about McCullough?
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