An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The 2010/11 NCAA Tournament, Part 2: Eastern Region
The Wildcats play a more conventional rotation this season than their usual four guard-er, with Antonio Pena and Moof Yarou manning the middle. Both are opportunity scorers more than featured offensive players, and both are good interior defenders. But there are differences. Pena runs the court, gets putbacks and other finishes around the basket, and has a 15-18 foot jumpshot to go with that; Yarou nails himself to the post, waits for the ball to come to him, and either puts it in or gets fouled trying. Pena can pass, Yarou can't. Yarou is tough, Pena can wilt. Pena is finesse, Yarou is strength. Pena is slightly quicker and can play away from the basket; Yarou is bigger and more athletic and doesn't leave the paint a great deal. Yarou rebounds considerably better than Pena. Neither is consistent. But Pena is a fifth year senior, while Yarou is a sophomore. One of them will play in the NBA. You decide which.
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