Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="orangefan13, post: 162536, member: 906"] Not so sure I agree that Rak is better at the 5 then the 4. 1. Cincy did a awfull job getting it to Gates the last 6 minutes Gates desreved better. On top of that with us not having a PF it didn't really make sense. With Fab being such a shot blocking presense teams are not going to drive without getting a body into Fab trying to take away his reactions(not that that will help them becuase it won't). Cooley really got into Bayes body. Cincy lacked that the last few minutes against Rak and Rak knows it. 2. That being said so much easier for a center to rebound when they don't have to play the ball. Offball rebounds are easier Hence Raks numbers. 3. Check out Raks rebounding numers at the 4 in MPG. 4. Fair opperated with Rick in the high post last year, hes opperating with Melo and Keita in the low this year. He isn't opoerating without a post presence though. Dion I think can opperate better without Melo then Fair can once he finds his hesitations again. He was rushing things the last two games. Clearly Fair should get minutes with Melo and its obvious. He was beginning to show his aggression right when Melo had academic issues. 5. Howbout some 3-2 defense with KJO taking a extra step out and Melo taking a step or two to the right while Rak takes a step or two to the left. Or maybe a 1-2-2 with Triche being the first line. Not for long maybe for 5 mpg. 6. There will be a minutes jam between Rak Fair and JSouth right now if Rak doesn't play a few minutes at the 5. 7. What about Keita at the Four??? We have some his length and speed he is clearly a step ahead of Rak. Many of us were screaming for him to play some PF last year. Big difference between a jacked Center and a jacked PF. Keita will have nice height for a PF and has good mobility. It might help his rebounding ain the same light that being at Center Raks was helped yesterday. I really Really Really think Keita at the Four could bring some decent results and better rebounding. [/QUOTE]

Verification: What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?