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[QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 5742480, member: 439"]
I told my son the other day that in the 80’s and 90’s, college ball was still about having that dominant big man in the middle, but not necessarily an immobile 7-0 monster.  Then the game shifted to small ball, having a big that traditional bigs couldn’t guard.  Someone who could handle the ball and shoot threes.  Only a few teams (Purdue, as an example) stuck with the bulky, power centers.  Jay Wright came along and played his 4-guard offense around one very versatile but undersized big, which I think was the precursor to the UConn offenses under Murray, but Hurley brought back the size inside.  He had players who were physical and had the ability to score with their backs to the basket.  Sonogo and Clingan were more like the centers from the 90’s and early 2000’s, but they were solid passers.  Now it’s like everything has come full circle again where coaches want a monster, but athletic, 7-footer in the middle, and a 6-11 PF who can rebound and shoot threes.  It’s like the Twin Tower days of the 80’s all over again, but now these guys have better mobility, better passing and some can even shoot.
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