Comments on: Basketball: Bears by position — center

By: concordtom

concordtom — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:01:27 +0000

None of these guys are built to specifications. Therefore, Cal is going to get hurt in the paint again. At 6’7″, 270+, MSF isn’t going to be a vertical player. How we gonna compete against the big dogs down low?

Then again, Pitt’s DeJuan Blair is doing the job at (listed) 6’7″ and 265 lbs. I just might have to shut up!

I dare say MSF’s gotta avg 12+ if we are going to have a true post presence. That will help the team greatly! If the interior could draw defensive pressure, the outside guys will light it up. If…

By: Kevin B

Kevin B — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:18:15 +0000

Albeit a few inches short, MSF sounds like a prototypical 5 to me. Reminds me of that center for Ben Howland’s Pitt that did a defensive number on Cal in the tourney a few back.

By: Jeff Faraudo

Jeff Faraudo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:35:26 +0000

Rick,

Bak Bak is a power forward. I’ll write about him Thursday.

By: milo

milo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:01:43 +0000

MSF could be a 4-5 Brockman type player, letting Kamp play 4 and Boykins move to the 3, his natural position. Monty is right, if MSF can get 9 pts and 6 rb and bang people around that’s good and frankly an improvement over Wilkes.

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:50:15 +0000

We just need MSF to bang for those rebounds and have a nose for the ball. Boykin and Kamp are fine offensive players, but we just need that presence in the middle to body up the other team’s big man. He seems like the right size to do so.

By: rick bruce

rick bruce — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:45:14 +0000

What about Bak Bak?

By: wehofx

wehofx — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:57:13 +0000

JF, great reporting this season. Thanks.

MSF sounds like a 4 who’s going to try and play the 5. Or do you think he can be a real 5?

I sure hope Big Max hits the weight room big time and the practice court.

HK did a hella job this season but he sure needs some help on the block.

GO BEARS!