Sam and the fam
May 13, 2012 12:59 PM
A 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward, McLaurin has played more minutes of college ball (2,464) than the other four big men on the UI roster combined (1,448). His introduction to the Big Ten figures to be quite different from what he saw in the Big South -- what McLaurin described as "a guard's league" that didn't have the size he'll see next season.
And McLaurin said he doesn't mind that. On defense, he won't be chasing smaller players around the perimeter. On offense, he must contend with players his size.
"At Coastal we were a bigger team, a high-major sized team in a guard's league," he said. "A lot of times on defense -- all we played was man to man -- I was guarding guys that were 6-3, 6-4, 6-5. There's not a lot of bigs in this league."
Klee
And McLaurin said he doesn't mind that. On defense, he won't be chasing smaller players around the perimeter. On offense, he must contend with players his size.
"At Coastal we were a bigger team, a high-major sized team in a guard's league," he said. "A lot of times on defense -- all we played was man to man -- I was guarding guys that were 6-3, 6-4, 6-5. There's not a lot of bigs in this league."
Klee
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