Last year Quadri averaged 7 minutes per game. A large part of that was garbage time and significant foul trouble. He was our 4th big. The year before he averaged 8. The year before that Nyarcuk was our 3rd big and averaged 7 minutes... because he wasn't better than running 4 guards. Neither Jackson or Rubles averaged 30 minutes on the season so there were over 20 minutes per game for a 3rd big.
Bottom line is we don't and won't need 5 bigs. If Brooks isn't significantly better than at least one big he needs to red shirt. We did it with Scott last year because it would have been a wasted year. I know we have one less player on the roster this year but the fact is...the 5th big will be riding pine whether we have 10 or 11 players.
Bottom line is we don't and won't need 5 bigs. If Brooks isn't significantly better than at least one big he needs to red shirt. We did it with Scott last year because it would have been a wasted year. I know we have one less player on the roster this year but the fact is...the 5th big will be riding pine whether we have 10 or 11 players.