Saw this one on eaglepost:

https://twitter.com/munzly/status/423584065636163584

Edson Avila (6-9 forward) officially enrolled in classes at Southern Miss, and was at practice today. He'll be eligible to play next season.

a 6'9" forward? DT's not gonna know what to do with a bigger man :)

We have a 6'10" guy now....he just isn't very good.

Yeah, we've had a couple of guys over the years whose chief basketball skill was being tall.

We got a 7'1"r that's really tall and smart as all get out. But I might be able to beat him in a game of 1v1.

He'll shrink to 6 ft. 5 before he hits the court...

The difficulty with height is whether or not they can run with an uptempo team for 26-30 minutes a night. If they can, then danger danger!

South Florida had a 7'3" 315 lb guy when we played them last night. He couldn't run or jump, but he could set a screen

Enemas U. is doing pretty well with their 7'5" center. I thought he'd be a disaster because he might be slow but it wasn't the case, they beat us twice. Maybe it's just the coaching as Menzies is a heck of a coach especially in a God forsaken place like Las Cruces. He's been there a long time and I wonder when some other school comes-a-calling.

(01-16-2014 01:48 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  Enemas U. is doing pretty well with their 7'5" center. I thought he'd be a disaster because he might be slow but it wasn't the case, they beat us twice. Maybe it's just the coaching as Menzies is a heck of a coach especially in a God forsaken place like Las Cruces. He's been there a long time and I wonder when some other school comes-a-calling.

That Center has a "little" brother on the team too.

Sim Bhullar at 7'5" 360 SO
Tanveer Bhullar 7'3" 335 FR


They are obviously slow... but damn they are huge.

The majority of time if a player is 6-10 or over at this level he usually sucks and rarely sees the court, and usually even sucks progressively worse each inch taller he is. About the only 7 footer worth a crap in CUSA the last decade I can remember off the top of my head is Jerome Jordan.

(01-16-2014 02:06 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  That Center has a "little" brother on the team too.

Sim Bhullar at 7'5" 360 SO
Tanveer Bhullar 7'3" 335 FR


They are obviously slow... but damn they are huge.

The 7-5 brother is actually very productive with a 24.0 Player Efficiency Rating his his first 2 years. His per 40 minutes averages is 14ppg, 12rpg, 5bpg on 66% shooting. Some NBA team will probably take a chance on him in the 2nd round.

when's the last time we had a real forward with some height though?

Flowers had good height and skill. Bowlden too.

That's because Sim does what I wished UTEPs centers did, dunk the ball. They (Miners) can't make a bank shot to save their lives, especially Lang.

Looks like he has shrunk since high school. He was listed as a 6'10" center by Rivals in 2011.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/southernmiss/bas...dson+Avila

(01-16-2014 12:22 PM)Cr8n Wrote:  We got a 7'1"r that's really tall and smart as all get out. But I might be able to beat him in a game of 1v1.

I think he might be able to take you as long as you promise not to back him up in the paint.

(01-17-2014 06:26 PM)Funslinger Wrote:  Looks like he has shrunk since high school. He was listed as a 6'10" center by Rivals in 2011.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/southernmiss/bas...dson+Avila

He was with the team last night. Looked taller than Ude who's is listed at 6'9".

(01-16-2014 02:09 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  The majority of time if a player is 6-10 or over at this level he usually sucks and rarely sees the court, and usually even sucks progressively worse each inch taller he is. About the only 7 footer worth a crap in CUSA the last decade I can remember off the top of my head is Jerome Jordan.

Hassan Whitside was only here one year but was absolutely dominant defensively. Lead the nation in triple doubles that year I believe (pts, rebs, blks). Not great offensively but did have a decent jumper. Left too early IMO even though at the time I thought it was the right decision for him. Hondsight's 20/20 though.