(12-07-2022 10:47 PM)Rocket_Fanatic Wrote:  

(12-07-2022 06:00 PM)Lester Wrote:  

(12-07-2022 02:20 PM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  Need a big, 6-2+

Not for a while. We have three centers (Cook, Noveroske, and Garcia) with two years of eligibility left after this year, and a fourth (Brewer) with one more year left after this year. We do have a 6'2" signee for next year, but she doesn't play in the post, as I understand it.

What? We don’t need a big? We have not much depth in the post. Noveroske is serviceable but not someone you can count on a lot for production and Garcia is not a post player. I’m not saying Cullop needs to sign a bunch for next year but give us at least a 6-2, 6-1 body down low to spell Cook or heck even start.

Last year, our three centers combined for 633 points and 402 rebounds. Divide that by 35 games, and you get averages of 18.1 points and 11.5 rebounds from the post position. That production came from players who, eligibility-wise, were two freshmen and a sophomore. To that mix, we have now added Lonasia Brewer. There have been times when we looked exposed defensively in the post, but that is mostly due to the fact that Cullop, unlike the vast majority of coaches, refuses to double-team the post under just about any circumstances. Sure, if we get an all-America center who chooses UT over high major offers, that would be great. But the post is not an area of need for us. Rather, it is an area of strength.