by SMUguy » Sat Feb 02, 2002 3:47 pm
You're right, we do need more big men, but I think we're all going to be surprised but the guys we have now. Simpson will grow another couple of inches, and if he has the same genetic makeup as his brother, he'll definitely strap on some pounds. And with more weight and strength, he's going to have more confidence going strong to the hole. Not that he needs to abandon his finesse - the skills he has are rare in a guy that size. But if he gets a little ornery, he could be overpowering.
And Castro has a chance -- that's all it is at the moment, a chance -- to be a really nice player. Kind of like .... remember Rick Mahorn? Not a whole lot of offensive moves, and certainly not quick. But when he got himself planted, there was no moving him. Look at Castro at the next game you go to (TONIGHT against LaTECH, right?) The kid has really thick legs. He sometimes moves his feet too much -- freshman nerves? -- when I'd like to see him hunker down in the low post, just outside the lane, and stay there, picking off defenders as the perimter guys race across the lane. Mahorn used to send people to the hospital with his picks. Castro isn't as strong, obviously, but he's only an inch or may two inches shorter than Mahorn, and he's pretty thick for a young man. Another couple of years in the weight room and he could be a real specimen.
We do need more big men, but Castro and Simpson have a chance to be a really strong tandem.
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
...
"Hit it."