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The big man discussion has nothing to do with finding a seven footer. It’s all about finding a Dwight Wilson caliber player who can start and give 25 to 30 quality minutes in the paint every game.
Dwight Wilson was All MAC. That's a high bar; the reality is that Wilson is literally the only starting caliber 5 Boals has recruited in his entire tenure here.
To me the big man discussion is as simple as that. While another Dwight Wilson would be great, just a starting caliber MAC 5 would be a great start.
No starting caliber centers?
No love for Sylvester Ogbonda?
Then he got DW3, all MAC.
Then he went with AJC, who none of like as a stretch 5, but is what Jeff wanted - and is def starting caliber you just disagree with the style/decision to play him at 5 instead of 4.
And he's recruited Evans with the intent that he BECOMES a starting caliber 5 (super talented and highly recruited but will need time to develop) which is what you're going to get as a mid major trying for HS bigs. You have to wait for them to develop. Some will. Some won't, but you're rolling the dice that the payoff in the end is bigger than what you can afford through the portal.
So again, it's not that he hasn't recruited starting caliber 5s. You just disagree with the strategy. That's fine.