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<blockquote data-quote="YlJacket" data-source="post: 1003119" data-attributes="member: 2784"><p>Regarding a big man there are a couple of</p><p></p><p>I would look for a big man in the portal but it is not a cut and dried decision. By stats we were decent to good with things like rebounding and blocked shots. And Ndongo was second in field goal percentage and sixth in rebounding in the ACC. So not a glaring weakness. The two eyeball issues were on the good side Ndongo is elite at the roll - both the rim roll for a lob and the short roll where he gets the ball at the FT line and has to make a decision to shoot, pass or drive. Really elite at the short roll which is the core of the offensive set we want to run. The second on the downside is Ndongo can get overwhelmed physically by bigger, stronger 5's as we saw at the end of the ND game where we gave up a couple of crucial offensive rebounds. And he himself is not a great shot blocker as the primary defender - better coming from the weak side. </p><p></p><p>So looking to next year is the thought that Ndongo with another 10 to maybe 15 good lbs of muscle will not get overwhelmed as he sometimes does or do we need a new "rim protecting" 5? </p><p></p><p>If you bring in a starting rim protecting 5 then does Ndongo become a 4? He doesn't yet shoot well enough to play that spot as we have seen when Dowuona starts. And you lose the elite ability to play the roll that Ndongo brings. That is a big trade off for a front side rim protector and a large part of why Dowuona doesn't play serious minutes. So unless you find a 7' upper classman Ndongo clone I don't think a "rim protector" 5 helps us as a starter. I do think we need a backup 5 with more bulk but still good hands who can spell Ndongo and play against bigger 5's or double post lineups (aka Duke) when needed. But not as a starter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YlJacket, post: 1003119, member: 2784"] Regarding a big man there are a couple of I would look for a big man in the portal but it is not a cut and dried decision. By stats we were decent to good with things like rebounding and blocked shots. And Ndongo was second in field goal percentage and sixth in rebounding in the ACC. So not a glaring weakness. The two eyeball issues were on the good side Ndongo is elite at the roll - both the rim roll for a lob and the short roll where he gets the ball at the FT line and has to make a decision to shoot, pass or drive. Really elite at the short roll which is the core of the offensive set we want to run. The second on the downside is Ndongo can get overwhelmed physically by bigger, stronger 5's as we saw at the end of the ND game where we gave up a couple of crucial offensive rebounds. And he himself is not a great shot blocker as the primary defender - better coming from the weak side. So looking to next year is the thought that Ndongo with another 10 to maybe 15 good lbs of muscle will not get overwhelmed as he sometimes does or do we need a new "rim protecting" 5? If you bring in a starting rim protecting 5 then does Ndongo become a 4? He doesn't yet shoot well enough to play that spot as we have seen when Dowuona starts. And you lose the elite ability to play the roll that Ndongo brings. That is a big trade off for a front side rim protector and a large part of why Dowuona doesn't play serious minutes. So unless you find a 7' upper classman Ndongo clone I don't think a "rim protector" 5 helps us as a starter. I do think we need a backup 5 with more bulk but still good hands who can spell Ndongo and play against bigger 5's or double post lineups (aka Duke) when needed. But not as a starter. [/QUOTE]
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