Originally posted by nevadanatural:
Boatright it a top guard but if we want to elevate the team we need a top big. I would trade three Boatrights for an Okafor. Our guards play at a high level and can get the job done but we will continue to struggle against teams that have a good inside game.
Nevada, that is fair. And to be fair to Boatright, the weight of UCONN was placed on him and it has sort of stifled guys like Purvis and Brimah (not that I think Brimah is all that good). That said, Hamilton is going to be an absolute superstar and I expect he'll leave early for the NBA (maybe after next year). You'll see him fill a similar role to KD in the NBA. IMO, Hamilton is a better defender than KD.
Swannegan can be the supportive big in our system. Honestly, Wright could be too if he could maintain some sort of focus for 45 seconds. I saw something in Swanny the other night I hadn't seen before and that was that step out jumper (8-12 ft). If teams have to respect that shot from him, it will break the zone down. He also moves without the ball better than Wright, and he has better hands in receiving passes than Wright. Everyone has been so high on Wright the last 2 years because we have seen glimpses of him dominating post play at times. We tend to forget that in the majority of games he plays, he picks up 2 fouls on player control fouls for dipping the shoulder into his defender because he hasn't learned that it will be called every time, and 2 fouls on trying to draw a charge, and 1 stupid foul for reaching or climbing on someone to get a rebound when he is clearly boxed out. Swannegan was extremely productive the other night without fouling.
