Date Posted:11:20:23am 12/11/05 Sun, Author: 79er Subject: Re: Any Big Man Has to Be Crazy In reply to:
Frank F
's message, "Any Big Man Has to Be Crazy" on 05:45:48pm 12/10/05 Sat,
It is foolish to say that Thomson neither played nor prospered at Fairfield. He got plenty of minutes from freshman year on and was heartily criticized on this board for much of his career. He developed tremendously his senior year into one of the best big men at any mid-major in the country. Did that happen by magic?
As for Gai, he didn't grow the way any of us expected. If we blame Fairfield coaching for that then we must conclude as well that the staff of the 76ers is no better.
On Middleton vs. Carter, from watching the Loyola game I'm not sure that Middleton has the stamina to play more than he has thus far. We all hope that he can take over at center. Of course, a few weeks ago most posters on this board were wondering why he is even playing Division I.
