Robert Morris transfer F Aj Bramah

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Alexander was fun to watch. Nice guy, a very athletic 6-10 that needed 30 lbs of muscle. Good shot blocker that got pushed around by muscular bigs. We need a big nasty that can score and intimidate.
 
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Zues1 said:
Don't know,
What I do know, they are like rocking horse poop in Knoxville. I can't recall the last " big" a REAL 6'10- 7 footer we had that was a difference maker.
This team is missing a TRUE big man and a TRUE point guard. With the exception of a couple of years hear and there this seems to be the norm in Knoxville.
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That was my point, “true big man” isn’t really a thing in NCAAB anymore, yes there are some, but looks at your best teams...most have 6’7”-6’10” athletic bigs, not 6’10”-7’2” bruisers.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That was my point, “true big man” isn’t really a thing in NCAAB anymore, yes there are some, but looks at your best teams...most have 6’7”-6’10” athletic bigs, not 6’10”-7’2” bruisers.
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Guess your right, however six seasons later and Barnes hasn't found a brusier either..
 
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golfballs said:
I think he’d basically help fill some of the void left by Pons. But what about Corey Walker?
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I don’t know what to expect with Walkers future at this point. He was pretty highly rated, but just looking at him he looks small for a post. If conditioning is his issue it kind of makes you wonder how hard he’s actually willing to work. Pons makes up for his size with his athleticism, I don’t see Walker filling his role that much.
 
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creekerballer said:
I don’t know what to expect with Walkers future at this point. He was pretty highly rated, but just looking at him he looks small for a post. If conditioning is his issue it kind of makes you wonder how hard he’s actually willing to work. Pons makes up for his size with his athleticism, I don’t see Walker filling his role that much.
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Corey Walker is bigger than this guy
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Well that was the exact word used to describe NBA 1st rounder Grant Williams, but sure.
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You seem to have all the answers. Can you answer this question. Why did Barnes not have another " bruiser" waiting in the wings to fill that 6'7" ( we keep dropping in stature) void from two seasons ago?
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Stevie Hamer. Len Kosmalski. Marcus Haislip and Kyle Alexander were good not 7 footers. Doug Roth was Uros but on not so good teams that gave him a lot of minutes in an era where that kind of size had rules advantages.

Hathaway and Black.
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Marcus Haislip was a smooth operator in the low post.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That was my point, “true big man” isn’t really a thing in NCAAB anymore, yes there are some, but looks at your best teams...most have 6’7”-6’10” athletic bigs, not 6’10”-7’2” bruisers.
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Agree, but I would add physical to athletic. Good posts can't be pushed around like rag dolls. They do the pushing around.
 
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Zues1 said:
You seem to have all the answers. Can you answer this question. Why did Barnes not have another " bruiser" waiting in the wings to fill that 6'7" ( we keep dropping in stature) void from two seasons ago?
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Completely different discussion from initial post post, moving goal posts?
 
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iKrager said:
Jarnell Stokes and Grant Williams have entered the conversation.
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Yes, but Stokes was able to move people around and Grant Williams had a lot of game outside of 3 feet. I am not saying EJ doesn't have a lot of heart, but he is just so limited.

If I remember correctly, Grant had some games where his lack of height was an issue. He just found creative ways to make a difference.
 
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That first video was a highlight vid. This one is just from a single game where he scored 27 points. 17 foot jumper - cut for a layup - 15 foot jumper - dunk where he beats everyone down the court - another dunk where he beats everyone down the court - left handed drive and 10 foot jumper (he's right handed) - turnaround from 16 feet - putback of his own miss - turnaround 15 footer - 10 foot jumper off a short drive - and he makes 7 free throws

 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I said “not 7 footers”.

Hamer, Kosmalski, and Boerwinkle are the only true 7 footers that were regular starters.
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Remember Boomer Herndon? He graduated high school the same year as I did, we heard a lot about a 7ft white kid that was breaking backboards in middle Tennessee. He never could get into the rotation at Tennessee but he transferred and had a pretty nice career at Belmont.
 
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jarnol32 said:
Remember Boomer Herndon? He graduated high school the same year as I did, we heard a lot about a 7ft white kid that was breaking backboards in middle Tennessee. He never could get into the rotation at Tennessee but he transferred and had a pretty nice career at Belmont.
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Gah... he was awful.
 
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Those highlights on the first page were from last year. Pretty sure I saw AJ score on EJ at least a couple of times In the highlights.

Definitely more athletic, and can actually make a layup around the basket. Most of of the time he just throws it down.
 
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