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I agree about Gerwig and Edwards. Both were good, true "big men" that played important roles in the 2001/02 success. But for one reason or another, often foul trouble, Kent State often had a very small lineup on the court with the game on the line. I'm sure if I tried I could think of many other times over the many years when Kent State had very small lineups on the court. I think that is common in basketball except probably at the very "elite" levels. There are a heck of a lot more quality 1s, 2s and 3s out there than there are quality 4s and 5s and therefore the 4s and 5s are tougher to get, especially at the mid-major level. And size is more important defensively than offensively and a good perimeter defense like they had in 2001/02, can often negate at least to some extent the lack of size inside.