Was interesting. Playing small with Stefanini/Adlesh/Smith worked Friday, which isn’t intuitive because of Cambridge’s size and abilities. Oni presents a similar matchup problem, but i’’m kind of surprised Columbia didn’t show a small lineup a little more. Could just be senior night with Castlin and Hickman both playing pretty well (though not stopping Oni).
Re our bigs:Meisner also had offers from power conference teams including Florida and it was big news when he committed to us. For some reason, despite some flashes he has not yet become the dominant player that I think he can become. He will probably wind up as the IL leader in rebounds and perhaps in double doubles. Tape played at a small school and still has a lot of upside and is very athletic despite his inexplicable miss on a dunk last night. Faulds needs to get a lot stronger.