re: Whats our starting 5 next year w/ Malik Newman?

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Center? Did anyone not see what 4 guards and a small forward did to Kentucky? (Notre Dame) ...!! No centers required any longer.

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They lost because they couldn't stop KAT. He dominated the game and was the reason Kentucky won. And UK won and they didn't even play that good, only 2 guys scored in double digits. But ND couldn't stop KAT and that's why they lost.

But I wasn't even saying we need a center to stop UK. I was saying we need a Center to emerge because it would allow Victor to play his natural position, PF, and Simmons would be able to play on the perimeter as the SF which is his natural position. If we don't have a Center, Victor woulld be playing the 5 and Simmons the 4.

Sure at times we would go small and roll with that lineup, but having a Center emerge and give us quality minutes lets us be flexible with the lineup and we would be able to matchup against big and small teams equally as well. Without a Center, we would go small majority of the game and would struggle to go against big teams.