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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 1285380, member: 1423"] I agree with most of your statements about Tyler -- he's very good on the glass for his size. Also, I agree that Chris has some limitations with his lack of strength and inability (at this early point) to finish. But I'm looking at where they're both going as players -- the size/skillset they bring. Right now, yes, Tyler's in Chris's space -- but only b/c his outside game is not developed yet. Once his shot comes, he'll move out and shoot and slash for us. When this happens -- probably next year--I think he and CM can be a great pair of forwards for us. CM's post game will improve and he'll find it easier to score inside with an occasional jumpshot. We'll need Chris' size inside, his shot-blocking and his developing low block game to help whoever we're playing in the middle. If CM has to move inside .. I can see JB moving Tyler over. We'll be smaller, but i'm hoping our center situation can keep CM (4) and Tyler (3) at the positions where their developing skills can help the team best. As far as your comment about the zone forwards (in red), yes we have two wings. But just because we run zone doesn't mean that we don't need size on the glass from at least one of them, if not both. When the ball goes up, we need a bigger guy inside to help the center rebound. A 6-8 240 guy would do. But a 6-10 PF like CM (even though his strength is dubious at this point) is desirable with that length -- probably why JB was starting CM at the 4. Chris has lots of areas for improvement, as you point out. But even even as a freshman, he's going to have a better chance of defending the rim, or coming down with a missed shot, than a 6-7 200 pound guy. It's that simple. Yes he needs to improve, but the size and talent are there. Btw, I just watched Virgina take UNC apart on UNC's home court. UNC had a 7 rb edge, but most of that was +5 in the first half. In the second half, UVA held it's own on the glass (-2) using their inside size -- 7 footer tobey helped by Atkins and Gill (both 6-8 230-240). With our current roster (including Tyler at the 4 and no bench), we have no chance of competing with Virginia on the glass or the scoreboard ... too much size and too much talent. Anderson's amazing, and I'm afraid Perrantes and Brogdon are going to slice and dice us. Last year they beat us by 20. This year, they're bigger and better, and we're smaller and struggling. [/QUOTE]

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