I always presumed that we would be looking to add a wing or maybe two in the 2013 class to replace Gatens and May. The 2012 class did not have a true ''wing'' type of player,unless you count Ingram,so I will say that another wing is now absolutely a need...as Uthoff is probably a bit bigger than I originally thought we would target.
I agree with Uncle that despite great flexibility, this probably means that usually we will have a fairly big lineup out there,depending on matchups. The key is versatility.. McCabe, White and Uthoff have good perimeter skills for their length,so we can get some perimeter shooting and ballhandling when they are at the 3. Now,can they guard an Oladipo? Not likely. Might mean Fran plays a bit more zone.
One thing about Fran's best Siena team...they had a pethora of quick,athletic 6'6'' guys that could press. Now, maybe at the Big Ten level,you need those guys to be 6'8'' ,quick and athletic, to pull off those traps successfully? White and Uthoff could be those wings.
In the end, as an article I read in the Wall St. journal this week, traditional positional assignments,such as 1,2,3,4,5....is quickly becoming irrelevant.
I think it is the europization of the NBA and college game. Around the world,not bound by traditional skills attributed to certain sizes and positions, 7ft guys like Dirk became perimeter shooters, 6'11'' Toni Kukoc became a pg...ect.
Nowadays, the best players,no matter their size, can do everything. It boils down to how quickly and adeptly they can perform that function. If Aaron White had Bryce Cartwright's quickness,he could play pg. Kevin Durant can play shooting guard at 6'11''. I like it. Zach McCabe and Woody can both play center,even tho they are 6 inches size differential.
Fran will have a lot of different combos out there.
