Well Maggie is holding down one of those spots regardless and I don't think there is much if any size difference between Simon and Dewey (1" as listed); especially in "playing size" (how big you play vs actual height). Unless we are going to play Manthy, Simon and Maggie is probably as big as we can play. Simon was and is a big - - never was a wing and doesn't have wing skills. Defensively, she might be able to do OK there, but she isn't a fit on offense at the wing at all. She was and is an excellent rebounder, solid shot blocker (Top 10 in A-10 in both last year) and good interior defender, so while she can probably hold down the fort defensively on the wing, it takes her away from what she is good at on both ends of the floor. Lets remember that she has been picked as a pre-season all A-10 performer and this from coaches who watched her play last year and she played as a big. If Sam beats her out for playing time, that's great news because we know Simon can play. But it won't be because we need to be bigger (because Sam doesn't really offer that), but because Sam is playing better! Again, this would be excellent news!
As for Texas, TCU et al - - - we are going to be undersized in those and there isn't much we can do about it (unless Manthy is ready which would be a surprise (a very pleasant one though). We will be about the same size-wise at the big spots and likely smaller on the wing that Hill and Jiminez manned last year and smaller off the bench at the bigs spot that Camden held down last year. But none of these are materially smaller, so size isn't a huge concern. Production is a concern given how much Addie and Hill/Jiminez gave us last year at these open spots.
