Just because there are 5 guys on the floor doesn't mean there is a "5" in the way a center is traditionally thought

Apr 26, 2019
3:01:49pm

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

of and used. The way Baxter gets used will depend on how he develops his overall game and not because of some archaic notion that a certain player has to just sit on the block.

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BYU needs another big man NOW. Baxter wants to play pro ball at the 3 or 4, if

52Cougar

4/26/19 2:53pm

Baxter isn't playing the 5.

Indy Coug

4/26/19 2:57pm

Even if Lee plays well at the 5, who will back him up?

52Cougar

4/26/19 2:59pm

Just because there are 5 guys on the floor doesn't mean there is a "5" in the way a center is traditionally thought

Indy Coug

4/26/19 3:01pm

Too many people still think in the 80s/90s offense systems.

mudpupper

4/26/19 3:03pm

Sometimes your match ups demand that you have a bruiser for defense and rebounds

52Cougar

4/26/19 3:05pm

buffalo played Ayton last year with the tallest guy on the team being 6'6".

smokymountainrain

4/26/19 3:07pm

Buffalo played a 4-guard lineup, but they had multiple guys taller than 6'6"

Game Changer

4/26/19 4:06pm

Who will play at 5 next year other than Baxter and Lee?

52Cougar

4/26/19 3:01pm

Noah Hartsock worked on his outside game while being used primarily as a 4, 5. Since him, we haven't had many big guys

Pimpin4Paradise

4/26/19 2:58pm

6-11 Richard Harward is transferring to BYU and will play the 5 in 20/21

jreid191

4/26/19 3:00pm

Once again, who will back up Harward? NOT Wyatt Lowell. And what if Lee doesn't

52Cougar

4/26/19 3:04pm

Did you even read my post? Bernardo Da Silva will likely play the 5 as well

jreid191

4/26/19 3:18pm

Da Silva has same body type as Baxter. Will get overpowered physically

52Cougar

4/26/19 3:32pm

Gonzaga made an E8 run with Clarke and Hachimura playing big

puntersarepeople

4/26/19 3:50pm

Harward isn’t the 5 we need. Limited skills

jpal1397

4/26/19 3:20pm

I'm hoping Da Silva can be the main 5 by next season. Harward would then be the

jreid191

4/26/19 3:32pm

Yeah it is. We don’t know if Da Silva or Lee can play

puntersarepeople

4/26/19 3:56pm

If we end up with a better 5 later great but Harward appears to be better than

JadedCougar

4/26/19 6:54pm

Harward fan here. I like bigs who catch everything they touch.

roseyscenario

4/27/19 7:14am

Lee has a brain, a heart, and size

puntersarepeople

4/27/19 7:25am

Don't know his upside, but it's more than some CBers think. Lee will contribute.

roseyscenario

4/27/19 8:35am

You can’t slip a piece of paper under either of their feet when they jump

jpal1397

4/27/19 10:32am

Agreed. But RH might help get more wins than athletic bigs with poor hands.

roseyscenario

4/27/19 10:54am

Yes, or two or three.

ArchbishopMitty

4/27/19 3:30pm

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