Are the expectation for Craig Victor too high?

He just needs to rebound. What was being said other than that?

We need a rebounder and someone we can get the ball into on the block if we need to.

That's it. Doesn't need to be all SEC, just better than Elbert (and muchhhhhhh better than Malone).

Some low post d and rebounding. They really don't need a lot just a couple stops and extra possessions a game will do this team wonders.

I mean he's a talented big that fills a void that we have.

He doesn't need to be exceptional, he needs to be able to hold his own defensively and grab boards.

His mid range jumpshot will help clear out the lane for Simmons and picks too. Robinson doesn't have the athleticism to run those plays and get back under the goal

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Victor is an athletic 6'9 235 pounder

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Damn I thought he was more like 6'6"/7". He did not look 6'9" in person, but I am no measuring stick.

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That's fantastic if true.

Victor
Simmons
Blakeney
Hornsby
Quarterman

With Sampson, Patterson, Gray and Bridgewater getting a ton of minutes is what I want.

Against teams like Marquette with 2 7-footers (Vandy), we can go big:

Elbert
Victor
Simmons
Hornsby/Blakeney
Quarterman

^^ That is actually a pretty damn huge starting 5 if you factor in guard length.

I'm wondering how good this guy is too. We had a lot of guys saying this was going to be a Sweet 16 team in the offseason, that Simmons and Victor would way more than offset the loss of Mickey and Martin. If that's the case, then Victor is going to need to be capable of a double-double. We NEED a guy who will approach 10 rebounds a game playing down low, because outside of Simmons, we don't have anybody who hits the boards.
And with Simmons running the offense, we need SOMEONE to establish a post presence. 10 points via post-ups and garbage points (Mickey offense) isn't a whole lot if he's a starter.

If he's not that, this team is way overrated. Because, simply, as good as Simmons is, he's really not a huge factor as a front court player- he needs to be on the wing. Otherwise, he's an immensely skilled passer waiting for someone to dump him the ball down low.

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he's 6'8" officially and has a 6'9" wingspan

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so basically the same measurements as Epps, right?
I don't know that much about Epps other than he seems to have a good size.

Victor HAS to be better than Epps, right? Because he's a non-factor, and if we get another guy of the same quality, this team is going to have to fight just to get into the tourney, Simmons or not.