(04-26-2016 04:01 PM)westsidewolf1989 Wrote:  

(04-26-2016 03:51 PM)elw4796 Wrote:  

(04-26-2016 03:20 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(04-26-2016 11:08 AM)elw4796 Wrote:  

(04-26-2016 10:40 AM)Tiki Owl Wrote:  What do you see in the guys "you want" vs the others? I assume some of it is how these new guys would fit with who we have now.

Most of the guys I want are pretty similar in style in that they're 6-5 or 6-6, and can play inside and out (with the exception of Schakel who's a shooter). I think long and versatile guys probably fit Rhoades' style best, which is why almost every offer now is to a 6-4+ guard. Plus, wings are probably the biggest need right now, considering we just brought in three big men and the stable of guards we already have.

I'd argue that a true center is the #1 priority right now (now that we have a couple power forwards coming in this year).

From what I've seen from Meyer and Douglas, they both seem like more traditional bigs who don't stray far from the basket. Austin already has college ready size (6-10, 240), and Douglas has the length, shot blocking, and rebounding ability to play center. Plus, I'm still expecting Drone to have a big impact next year. There isn't a big man in the conference that's has the body to match his, so it all comes down to whether he can find more consistency with his finishing.

Fair enough, but I worry about our 6'8" guys being big enough to actually play down low and position for revounds. They'll need to put on some pounds over the next year. 6'8" and 200 lbs isn't going to cut it when teams like MTSU trot out four guys that are that height and weigh 20 to 35 pounds more.