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<blockquote data-quote="lv20gt" data-source="post: 791600" data-attributes="member: 2299"><p>I could see it but with no real experience at this level it's hard to project especially since it would be out of position. There is a lot more to defending as a center than being a shot blocker. For instance Moses was an okay shot blocker this year (6th in the conference) but that isn't what really allowed him to defend the 5 when he was undersized. It was more his understanding of timing, positioning, familiarity with our zone covering it to some degree, and familiarity with how his teammates defend allowing him to better predict where he needs to be. Now that doesn't mean he couldn't come in when Usher needs a break, and Pastner has shown a willingess to throw conventional wisdom out the door to decent effect, but With a a short bench I would expect one of Howard/Saba to be the go to guy when Moses has to sit, and possibly when Usher sits (depending on development, we could also slide Khalid down in that case). </p><p></p><p>The second sentence is true to an extent, but get old stay old is roster building strategy, and almost all roster building ideas are going out the door with the current situation. You can't plan around having 4 seniors being allowed to have a 5th year of eligibility. You will have to adjust on the fly and that will likely mean casualties to the transfer portal and likely going to the portal to try and deal with the fall out (more down the road than this year)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lv20gt, post: 791600, member: 2299"] I could see it but with no real experience at this level it's hard to project especially since it would be out of position. There is a lot more to defending as a center than being a shot blocker. For instance Moses was an okay shot blocker this year (6th in the conference) but that isn't what really allowed him to defend the 5 when he was undersized. It was more his understanding of timing, positioning, familiarity with our zone covering it to some degree, and familiarity with how his teammates defend allowing him to better predict where he needs to be. Now that doesn't mean he couldn't come in when Usher needs a break, and Pastner has shown a willingess to throw conventional wisdom out the door to decent effect, but With a a short bench I would expect one of Howard/Saba to be the go to guy when Moses has to sit, and possibly when Usher sits (depending on development, we could also slide Khalid down in that case). The second sentence is true to an extent, but get old stay old is roster building strategy, and almost all roster building ideas are going out the door with the current situation. You can't plan around having 4 seniors being allowed to have a 5th year of eligibility. You will have to adjust on the fly and that will likely mean casualties to the transfer portal and likely going to the portal to try and deal with the fall out (more down the road than this year) [/QUOTE]
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