A look at Hawaii's frontcourt

Brian McInnis is back today with his look at Hawaii's frontcourt players this season.

Big transition
UH coach Nash wants plenty of movement from the big guys
Brian McInnis
Honolulu Advertiser
November 11, 2008

Let the next evolutionary phase of the Hawaii big man begin.

Coach Bob Nash has had two years to bring in the type of post players he believes are best suited to the Rainbow Warriors' ideal up-and-down style of play. Speed and agility are prized just as much, if not more than brute strength down low.

As a sign of the times, the Rainbows have no true center this year. But several mobile forwards - Bill Amis, Petras Balocka, Paul Campbell, Brandon Adams and Ji Xiang - man the frontcourt and are expected to run the floor just as hard as Hawaii's guards and wings.

While last year's team (in Nash's first year as head coach) was at times caught between two generations of players, the Hawaii coaches now hope they have the personnel to match their preferred style.

In the halfcourt, Nash counts on the Rainbows' big men to keep the flex-motion offense moving. Crisp passes and screens at specific spots on the floor are required to keep things from stalling out...

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