Watched the show today with D Blair and O Lett. Although I remember them as great players the details surrounding their greatness gets fuzzy time. Both were 6-7 wide bodies but what stood out in the highlights was how athletic they were.
If you happen to see it, note how they could blow past a defender off the dribble, watch how quick they get down and back off the floor for a second chance rebound attempt. They both had quick twitch muscles underneath that bulk.
One sequence Ontario missed a dunk when his hand caught too much rim coming down, but he went right back up, before anyone else could react, and grab the rebound and jump again to finish the layup. That is the type of athleticism Pitt needs from their bigs.
I’m not knocking the current guys because those are the guys they could get. But It’s about like having Toney’s athleticism in a player who is 30 lbs heavier. Pitt always succeeded with those types of undersized athletic bigs. Would be nice to find one every 3 years or so.
If you happen to see it, note how they could blow past a defender off the dribble, watch how quick they get down and back off the floor for a second chance rebound attempt. They both had quick twitch muscles underneath that bulk.
One sequence Ontario missed a dunk when his hand caught too much rim coming down, but he went right back up, before anyone else could react, and grab the rebound and jump again to finish the layup. That is the type of athleticism Pitt needs from their bigs.
I’m not knocking the current guys because those are the guys they could get. But It’s about like having Toney’s athleticism in a player who is 30 lbs heavier. Pitt always succeeded with those types of undersized athletic bigs. Would be nice to find one every 3 years or so.
