Friday, September 24, 2004
deep throat
Woah. Andy Katz writes that the word from Arizona has Mohamed Tangara giving Isiah Fox a run for his money as the two compete for the final spot in the 'Cats starting lineup. Tangara is playing very well in practice.Former Wildcat forward Pete Williams was on hand and loved what he saw in Tangara. “I’ve always loved the tag ‘best rebounder in the Olson era’, but he could take it away from me,” Williams confessed.
Mohamed was a highly regarded recruit but, at the time of his signing, wasn't expected to be an impact player in his freshman year. I'm surprised to learn he's already neck and neck with an experienced, energetic and well-respected fifth-year senior. A win-win decision for silver-haired Lute. (To whom I wish a belated happy birthday).
A couple years back, the pundits routinely wrote of an Arizona squad that had two Top 25 starting fives. This year's club is too young to merit a similar assessment, but with Tangara as the fifth starter, the Wildcats' bench would field Chris Rodgers, Jawan McClellan, Jesus Verdejo, a much-improved Ivan Radenovic and Isiah Fox. Taking in-season development into account, a borderline NCAA Tournament team.
