Any good/great recruiting news for the Gators?

that was before Covid. It is still pretty tough getting through the season virus free. Any non-guards willing to walk-on?

 

Not any worth playing, likely. And COVID protocols won’t go on forever. Not trying to make this #toohot, but six months is long time in the world of public health.

 

I'd call Felder a true 4. He's 6'7" 230 pounds with over a 7 foot wingspan. Can shoot the 3 and block shots-started 35 games for Boston College, and has 2 years left to play.

The game has truly gotten much smaller. I don't think we'll have more than 6-8 games next year against teams with a 4 who is much bigger than Felder. I guess time will tell.

 

Like I said, likely only a problem if he has to slide over and play the 5 (I.e if we fall to the injury bug). Most teams probably are in some trouble if they lose their 5’s, so it isn’t like we are in horrible shape. But if there’s one spot of need, that’s probably it. A combo 4/5.

I’d add that if Castleton didn’t get the dinged up shoulder last year (surgery?) and Jitiboh didn’t have a history of injuries and a history of only playing limited minutes I might not even be worried about it.

 

I'm not really impressed when I hear that "Player A can shoot the 3." I can shoot the 3, too. It's making them that I struggle with.

 

I would also add "If Felder didn't have injury problems last year"

 

The game has changed. You need some bigs, but I don’t think they need to be used at the same rate as the past. The Warriors just showed once again that you can dominate a physical team with athleticism, skill, and intelligence. They had 6’9” Looney coming off the bench most games. Draymond was their center at 6’7”-6’8”, then you had Otto 6’8”, Wiggins 6’7”, Klay 6’6”, and Steph 6’3”. GP2 and Poole came off the bench at 6’3” and 6’4”. Height is nice, but it’s not the most important thing. You don’t want a group of guys who are 5’10”, but if you have some really good 6’7”-6’8” guys you can win.

 

I get what you're saying, but never really thought of Shag as being all that physical.

 

I feel like you missed my whole point. You don’t necessarily need a 6’10”+ starting center to win. Baylor didn’t.

 

I don't know for certain, but I would say Shag was about 6'-5", 160 pounds. Hard to tell because they only drew him two-dimensionally. I always liked how he could run full out in one spot for a couple of seconds before gaining any forward motion.
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UNC just got the best big transfer on the market. The rich get richer

 

Don't discount that Shaggy would occasionally eat a Scooby Snack - that was the late 1960's, there's no telling what was in it!

 

Let me tell you about Shaq's size. I worked in a central Florida hospital and was in a hurry on break to the gift shop. Rounding the corner I ran into a wall. Lots of laughter and murmuring. I very slowly lifted my head and found I had run into a man who was incredibly wide. I had to keep lifting my head to see him. The laughter turned uproarious. I finally saw Shaq grinning down at me. He lit up the room.
Gave me a story.
We are not going to recruit a Shaq.

 

https://playersbio.com/dwayne-schintzius/

This was our Shaq

 

In my opinion, you’re going way too negative here. In what has to be a huge surprise in college hoops, TG comes in as a new coach, keeps 6 good players and adds 6 more. The Gators have 12 good players on this team. They have a very good blend of talented youth and experience. They go 4 deep at each of the 1-3. They have one of the best big men in the league in CC and what should be a solid backup in JJ. Golden is still looking for another big man. If he doesn’t get one, then he could look at additional walk-ons. Fudge likely would be the 3rd player at the 5 if need be. It’s hard to imagine that any walk-on would be better than Fudge at the 5. Injuries certainly can derail a college basketball team, but not many college teams go 3 or 4 deep at every position on the floor.