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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5009271, member: 722"]
Well, yes.  Tennessee shot 19-46 inside the arc, a not so good 41% on two point shots.  Since  Tennessee got about a million breakaway dunks in transition and McLeod four 4 blocks, I would say he made a difference.  We did get crushed on the boards by 15, though, so McLeod wasn't exactly dominating there.

Gonzaga shoot 52% inside the arc, in spite of McLeod getting 4 blocks. They also crushed us on the boards, by 20!  So McLeod clearly isn't some world beating difference maker.

But, if McLeod had given us 20 minutes against Clemson, we wouldn't have watched Hall get 20 layups with Brown helplessly standing between him and the basket.  The game night not have been a win, but it wouldn't have felt so hopeless from the opening baskets of the game.

I'm not suggesting McLeod was terrific.  I am suggesting his injury took away options that Red could have used to change the tone of the game.  Carey isn't a game changer as an alternative to Brown, and may never be. McLeod definitely would changed the game when he came in for Brown.

The question is: does an elite shotblocker who does virtually nothing else help the team? McLeod seems to be an exhibit for the answer being no.

I hope we move on from him or Brown as the starter at center.
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