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Friday, November 10, 1995
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BIG MEN: Pollard, LaFrentz stand tall with recent draftees' absence
Continued from Page 1B.
6-10 junior center Scot Pollard and
6-11 sophomore forward Raef
LaFrenzt might be overlooked —
but only at first.
"When I think of a big man, I automatically think of people like Bryant Reeves," 6-6 Oklahoma State forward Chianti Roberts said. "There aren't any people like Bryant Reeves in the league this year. There's nobody out there who impresses me right now except Kansas. Those big guys up there are incredible. I forgot about those guys for a second."
The Big Effects
Roberts probably won't forget about Pollard and LaFrentz once it comes time to play them.
"I'm only 6-6, so I'm a little guy," Roberts said. "I like to stay out of that area, especially when you play teams like Kansas and Missouri. There's just a certain area inside the paint that you're not supposed to go into unless you're 6-10 or above. When you get in there, you know you're not supposed to be in there."
That kind of intimidation is one of the reasons Missouri men's basketball coach Norm Stewart recruited the Halev twins.
"You come in to shoot the basketball, that guy can change your shot, make you hesitate and have an effect on the ball game simply with that presence," Stewart said. "The big guy has an effect on the ball game just by virtue of being there."
Coaches have learned to deal with the teams that have the big best men. Just ask Kansas State men's basketball coach Tom Asbury.
"we take all our post players and see if there's a developmental shot
or two that they really never really spent time working on," Asbury said. "It makes them that much better, especially when you consider the size and talent that there is in the Bird Eight Conference."
Black Hole
K-State may have a big inside threat this season, too. Junior college recruit Gerald Eaker, 6-11, was a 1982 McDonald's All-American.
The team most affected by the loss of the three NBA first-round picks may be Oklahoma State. Reeves scored more career points and rebounds than any other Cowboy except Bryon Houston.
from the time I got there, "Country" has always been there," Roberts said. "So for my first two years, I've always been used to throwing it to the big guy in the middle and letting him go to work, and I'd stand outside and watch him play. We're not going to have that luxury of an automatic two in the middle."
Roberts said there was something missing in practice this season.
"Now when I drive the lane, I don't have to worry about being knocked on the floor," Roberts said. "I kind of like him not being around. I feel like a bigger man now."
Oklahoma State men's basketball coach Eddie Sutton, who has 553 career victories, must find a way to win without Reeves.
"Every ball club, you've got to take what you have and build on the strengths and hide the weaknesses," Sutton said. "I think we're going to have to play some ferocious defense, and I think we may have to extend the defense down the floor."
The Wonder Twins As the two best big men in the Big Eight, who also are rated as two of
the nation's best, Pollard and LaFrenz are two tough players. Just ask them. They go against each other every practice.
LaFrentz said he enjoyed playing against a top-quality player in practice every day.
Guarding Pollard is a new experience for LaFrentz. Last season Ostertag guarded Pollard most of the time. LaFrentz has discovered quickly what a good player Pollard is.
"He runs the court real well. He does a great job in the low-post of ceiling, keeping his man on his butt and getting the ball. He's got a great jump-hook," LaFrentz said.
LaFrentz is no slouch, either. His average of 11.4 points a game as a freshman last season was second highest on the team behind junior guard Jerod Haase.
Despite the presence of Pollard and LaFrentz, the absence of Ostertag still will be felt on the defensive end.
"We're going to have more of a pressure-style defense," LaFrentz said. "We're going to put a lot more pressure on the ball. We're going to take more responsibility for our own man and not let him drive to the hoop because Greg is no longer back there."
LaFrentz said he felt no pressure to become a stronger defensive presence even though Ostertag was gone.
"I'm just going to go out there and play my game and do the best I can," LaFrentz said. "That's all I can do. That's all Scot can do."
MORE BASKETBALL: Notes on players, Converse All-Star roster. Page 2B.
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