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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1280527, member: 1423"]
The experiment's going on now ... with CM out and no one else to play the 4. The fact that Roberson was lost on offense as a small forward doesn't mean he's our PF for the future. And you mentioned his "skills", but he has only one skill for the 4 .. he can rebound well for a SF. As far as finishing through contact or over size at the rim .. haven't seen it yet from him. Not a shot-blocker either. Has no post game (that's not always necessary but nice for a 4). And at 210 gets easily pushed out of the lane and dominated by bigger players.

This is all why JB had him playing the 3 and CM the 4 before Chris blew out his knee. I agree that the present experiment is the best we can do, and depending on what happens with TB/DC2 next year, CM might have to play the 5.  But I don't think we're going anywhere with that kind of lineup.

I do agree that we've have had 6-8 forwards play the 4 before ... but the ones who were successful were more like Jerami and Hakim and DC. Which reminds me .. when we won the NC we had a 7 footer in the middle, a 6-8/6-9 player who was long and could rebound and finish at the rim/block shots.. and a pretty nice small forward.

But hey ... if you think TR's an ideal 4 ... don't know what else to say except UNC + 15 on the glass.
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