Posted by WalkerDevil on April 29, 20 at 12:02:22:
In Reply to: Re: Quiet on recruiting front posted by PhiDevil on April 27, 20 at 14:51:08:
: : A few times I have thought about posting but the potential big man has dropped us from list or decided to stay at his school, Udeze at Wichita St was strongest candidate. Word out there ASU has three bigs they are recruiting. One name is Marcus Santos-Silva. 6'7" listed as 250-265 lbs depending on site. He was at VCU. He is a junior who has summer school classes to take to be immediately eligible. Strong rebounder and defender. Don't know who others might be, maybe one a foreign player. Santos-Silva has a high ranking on ESPN transfer site as a sit out player. Players keep putting their names in transfer portal so more options may open up.
: What is the criteria of a "big" anymore? 6'7" was "big" (Art Becker) when I was in school, but now that is the size of some guards or small forwards. I consider 6'10" as the short (no pun intended) end and anything taller on the ""big" end. I realize that some guys play bigger then their actual size and some smaller. But would 6'11" now be the low end of "Bigs"? GO DEVILS!!!
:: Really it is how they play. Santos-Silva plays like Mello as a center. Because of his weight, he is able to muscle players out of the way. Some 6'10" guys are only 200-210 lbs so will play pf or even sf if they prefer to stay outside and shoot. Art Becker in the '60s was a big at 6'7"-8" and thus a center.