The last two seasons MSU has fielded a small lineup. Most of it was only possible with the likes of Dietric Slater. So one of this years question is are going big or small. Dietric is gone and Brian Johnson is eligible. Kodi Augustus and Elgin Bailey also might have a thing to say about the matter. I love that Jamont is a great rebounder, but your point guard should not lead your team in rebounding, that is what the big guys are for. This really hurt us against Arkansas late in the tournament. Dietric was injured and just wasn't as effective with no rest in btw games. I think Jamont's style of play is too aggressive not to be top two in rebounding this season. But when shots are missed I like to see maroon and white under the goal, not at half court already. With the rotation of Charles/Jarvis/Brian, we should be able to field a larger lineup. I think we benefit over the long SEC season and come out better with a bigger lineup.
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with B Johnson, Rhodes, and Varnado taking up most of the time at the 4 and 5 spots, then Bailey and Augustus filling in the rest of the time there, we should have plenty of size avail for crashing the boards.
add in Ravern and Augustus helping out at the 3 and we will have size at the 3, 4, and 5.
its good to not be the midgets of the SEC. let Auburn reclaim that one.
-TheMystic/mstateglfr
I’m not as concerned about fielding a “tall” team as much as I am about getting the best players on the floor. Some of our better power forwards were considered undersized (by a height stand point): Dietric Slater on this years SEC West champion team and Michael Gholar playing major minutes at the 4 on another championship team. In Coach Stansbury’s system a power forward needs to be able to guard on the perimeter as well as down low. Additionally he has shown that he likes to play 4 out and 1 down low to spread the floor. To date I think B Vincent has been the closest thing to a perfect power forward in Coach Stansbury’s system. He could guard any position on the floor and still had enough size to not get overpowered down low when rebounding.
If B Johnson can guard on the perimeter I think he will end up with the starting 4 position. He rebounds, plays defense and does the little things that help a team win.
captaindawg
I say we sit BJ in front of a TV, and play Branden Vincent clips for a month straight. That should work.
Varnardo doesn't seem to have the core strength to be a dominant rebounder like BJ does. Hes more of a lanky shot blocker type, where in rebounding you just need pure INERTIA and athleticism.
In a perfect world the 3 big guys mesh and excel in their roles, Rhodes - Power/Offense, BJ - Rebounds/support, Jarvis - Defense
Without looking at the numbers, I can tell you that Varnado is a good rebounder in spite of his lanky frame. He put up good rebounding numbers in limited minutes as a FR. If you projected his numbers to starters minutes then I imagine he rebounds better than CR by a horse lengh. Zombie
Well said. Varnado is a superstar that noone realizes yet. His efficiency numbers were unbelievable last season.
I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to play a traditional 3/2 lineup and dominate the SEC rebounding categories the way we used to.
I agree. Varnado can fool you because he is lean. But he is "wiry strong".
With more wieight training he could become a very good rebounder.
I have to agree with the last comment. Jarvis has put on extra weight this year, but due to his height and frame, it just doesn't show. But that extra 15# of muscle is a lot is a lot to go along with his athleticism.
Bob1935
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