Jeff Goodman (Foxsports) responds to e-mail about bball Vols

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BigPapaVol said:
Chism and/or Crews might morph into a post presence, but, today, neither appears to have the size or that style of game. I'm not trying to denigrate their skills in any way, I just don't think they provide the type of inside presence that tends to make crunch time more predictable, on each end of the floor.

You listed some names of centers and those guys make those teams complete (though you left off Hibbert). I don't think we're as complete. We're talking about final 4 caliber squads and those applying will likely have a center (or reasonable facsimile) to lean on when needed.
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Fair point, but didn't Florida win two straight NC without a dominant inside presence? Great post players for sure, but not dominant centers on the level as those other guys. If Wayne, Tyler, and Duke can bring it to the level of Horford, Noah, and the Richard, we'll have a chance.

Also, I agree with Stunna - Chism can play some post D.
 
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wbarron said:
Fair point, but didn't Florida win two straight NC without a dominant inside presence? Great post players for sure, but not dominant centers on the level as those other guys. If Wayne, Tyler, and Duke can bring it to the level of Horford, Noah, and the Richard, we'll have a chance.

Also, I agree with Stunna - Chism can play some post D.
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I'd say Florida had a very dominating inside presence Noah blocked more shots in a week than our guys did in a season and horford's going to be the first power forward off the board tomorrow night. i'd say that qualifies as an inside presence.

The college game is guard-centric, but teams that cut the nets tend to be very consistent or have a go to guy that does something besides shoot 3s.

I like our chances next year, but I agree with the analysis that we need some contribution at the center position from whomever. His analysis agrees with mine that we are soft under the bucket and we need to address the problem. Neither the he or I said that our newcomers would fill that void, just that they need to fill that void.
 
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StunnA N' Orange said:
I disagree about Chism. He's right under 6'10 now and is has improved rapidly in the low post from what I've heard. And Tyler Smith will blow by any 4 he's matched up against in our offense. Coming off the bench, Crews is more than capable of giving us some nice production in the paint. Besides Hansbrough, Hibbert, and possibly D.J. White, none of the guys I listed are a proven threat yet. Chism and Crews had no trouble with Dorsey in last season's meeting. Plus, they matched up with Oden far better than Joey did in the regional final (Dorsey 0 points). All I'm saying is wait until you see them play this year before saying our inside play is a glaring weakness.
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You're telling me to stop with the prognostication?You're the one spewing prospective stats and using hearsay as evidence of our post play improvement.

I'll say it again. I believe we are a top 5 caliber team and that we can play with anyone on a given night, but I do not think our personnel and style of play lend themselves to consistency, a requisite for a run of 6 straight against great teams. Can we get hot and do it - yes. Are we better suited than everyone else - no.

I'm excited and think we have a prayer, but I like Memphis' odds better than ours.
 
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Given our style of play, whether Brian Williams plays 10 minutes a game of not, seems like a nonissue to me. A 6'10" 5 spot in an up-tempo system is big enough.
 
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