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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1280267, member: 1423"]
I don't have time to go through all this, but no one's saying we need a hulking beast at PF. Was Hakim hulking? Hardly. Is CM hulking? He's 2" taller than Tyler and still needs bulk at the position -- that alone defeats your point that TR is our PF of the future. Ridiculous ... he's a fill-in. Obviously, JB thought CM was better-suited to play PF for us before he was hurt. This isn't rocket science ... he's bigger and taller than TR.

CM's hurt- and we have no one else. So Tyler's forced to play the 4 ... and even his excellent rebounding skill as a SF isn't enough against big front lines.

And to answer your question about the ideal 4, I'd say either CM or Rak fits the bill... If we had a 7 footer Rak would be playing PF and we'd be competitive with the bigger teams that are punishing us on the glass. I think this was the combination we had on the NC team, if that means anything.

One last thing ... I'm a big fan of TR and CM. Both are great kids .. I've been rooting for Tyler to improve and he has really stepped up. 14 points against UNC was a great effort. I just think he's undersized for the position -- a point which should be obvious if you look at where JB had him playing before CM was hurt.
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