(12-09-2017 03:06 PM)Wear Purple Wrote:  

(12-09-2017 02:43 PM)olddawg Wrote:  6'9" and 185? Makes Vladimir Cuk look huge!

Ha ha. Just think, for comparison purposes, Develle Phillips is 6'9" also and he's listed at 210 pounds. He looks very thin on the court. He has one undervalued characteristic that he uses at his advantage and that is very long arms. Imagine what DP looks like at 6'9" and 210# and then think of 25 pounds lighter with the same height.

But, to NJ's point, he can likely put on weight wherever he winds up in college. Playing underneath at 185 will be interesting to see. This is why I hypothesized a stretch 4.

While the Dukes could use a front court recruit in this class I don't think that player will need to contribute right away with Phillips, Jacobs, Scissum, Jones and Wilson on the roster. You'll likely see a wing (someone who can replace Snowden- for example JMU is recruiting a Juco Rodney Culver Jr. who would slot in here) and the PG as the immediate contributors for next year.