re: Wade hasn’t been able to replace Tremont

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What happened to the two guys who were joining us second semester.

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O'Neal ended up being immediately eligible, and Leblanc is now here. O'Neal, I realize missed time with heart surgery last year, I believe it was, but I just don't see anything from him aside from a little bit of rebounding. He doesn't do a good job of protecting the rim. Leblanc has made a play or two, but he's not really provided a boost over what we had before. I was told he was supposed to be a major contributor on the defensive end, if not by blocking shots, then at least altering them, along with being an excellent rebounder. I don't see it, yet.

Outside of KBW, we just can't seem to get anyone to protect the rim in the Wade era, no matter what size they are. We used to always have somebody. Jabari Smith, Stromile Swift, Jaime Lloreda, Tyrus Thomas, Anthony Randolph, Chris Johnson, Jordan Mickey, and probably others who I'm forgetting. Gotta start finding some of those kinds of players again.