Matthew Beardsley writes in from somewhere in the ether...
Just wondered what you thought of Maarty Leunen making the Pan Am team? From watching him in past Oregon games I got the impression that he is just space eater that can rebound, but has limited offensive abilities. Can you provide any insight on what he has done to impress the committee enough to earn a spot of over Nivins, Falker, Brockman, Butch, or Hendrix? I really enjoy your website, keep up the great work! Thanks.
Leunen is another guy I wasn't paying too close attention to, mainly because I was watching Nivins and Hibbert so much. David Scott calls Leunen an "international style player." That says to me that his role as a post player is going to be more of getting the ball and passing it back out to shooters, which is something the committee has said it wants.
I can see him being Hibbert's backup. If Hibbert gets in foul trouble (which would not surprise me at all), Leunen could prove important. He would be paired with a power guy like Joey Dorsey or D.J. White.
