Bearcat Bits for June 18th

Jon Rothstein counted down the top 10 glue guys in College Basketball and JaQuon Parker made the list, as well he should have. Its no secret at this point that Parker's versatility is what made the Bearcats so good last year. In almost every game he was matched up with the oppositions four man. On paper it was a mismatch, usually, but he can guard the position better than most guys at that position can guard him. Which makes playing him down low a net win. If you followed me on twitter then you surely remember the hundreds of "JaQuon Parker, Grown Ass Man" tweets. The most elemental discription of him is simple. No one on the Bearcats roster does so many things so well.

He can bang on the blocks with the bigs and hold his own doing so. He can handle the ball against pressure, he has proven three point range (only Jerimiah Davis and Sean Kilpatrick shot it better from deep). He can drive and finish with contact as well as anyone. Oh and he averaged 8 rebounds a game in the Big East and NCAA tournaments.

This year Parker will go back to being a guard in the traditional sense. UC could very well go back to a three guard look with Parker, Cashmere Wright and Kila. But if I am Mick Cronin I would throw Parker down on the block for 5 minutes a game. His ability to create chaos is second to none.

Et Cetera

More on the Dylan Weisman commitment....Jason Kelce spent time picking the brain of Jeff Saturday this offseason....Derek Wolfe is doing work out in Denver...Barwin making a name for himself on, off field....Jason Maxiell could be leaving the Pistons and 5 million dollars on the table...the Bearcats have hired a new Women's Lacrosse coach and its Gina Oliver, a former Ohio State All AmericanCoach Mick Cronin's Bearcat Classic Slated for July 9...USF, Pitt and Rutgers had big recruiting weekends...LaDainian Tomlinson will retire a charger today which is fine with me. It never was normal to see him in the green and white of the Jets...it might be time to get ready for a world where the Miami Heat are world champs. Not happy about it either...James Jones showed off his mad towel skills....on Alan Turing: why he should be a household name and yet isn't

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