A little perspective people!

Look, I'm not necessarily an apologist, I'll point out what needs to be fixed (check just a few posts ago and some of the stories I wrote early in the season when Central couldn't score) but some of the fine folks over on the message boards are going a little wild.

Some points:
1) Great job by whoever did all that digging on the heights of NEC teams, but keep something in mind. Depending on the school and/or sport, listed heights can vary from accurate to close to almost completely made up.
Also, weights (and even sometimes heights) change. Ken Horton for example has gained more than 10 pounds this season. Kids can grow an inch, especially as freshmen/sophomores.
The main point is, while I'm not saying it's true about any specific player at any specific school this season, it's been my experience and that of others I've spoken to in the business that those listed sizes aren't exactly gospel. I know I've certainly looked at my notes from visiting teams and said to whoever was next to me, "there's no way that kid is 6-8."

2) There's really not that much difference between a couple of inches if both players are skilled. 6-9 is different than 6-5, yes, but a 6-6 kid can guard a 6-8 kid. Heck, Obie guarded kids much bigger than him all the time. I know he's a special example, but if you box out, you can do your job and battle against a guy a couple of inches bigger than you. Watch David Simmons and ask yourself if those couple of inches matter.
Those UMass kids were big AND really good, that's the difference. That's a team getting votes in the AP poll... a different level than what a young CCSU team is ready for in December.

3) As for all this drama about what sounds almost like the downfall of Central basketball... Remember the good old days, when the Blue Devils went 19-2 down the stretch and rolled through the league? Oh yeah, that was NINE MONTHS AGO.
Relax, enjoy the holidays, and know that you have one of the most respected coaches in the region running your ship. He didn't forget how to recruit since March. Give these eight guys he's brought in more than two months before you pass judgement. Maybe none of them will ever pan out, we don't know, but don't go crazy because someone else got a big kid.

4) The Arena: The last time we did a big Q and A with the fans like I'm trying to arrange now, C.J. confirmed that one isn't coming. Would it be nice? Of course. But what would you rather have: A shiny new building like QU just built, or the shiny NEC title banner Central just raised? Remember that it's not how pretty the package is, it's what's in it that matters. Would a new one help recruiting? It wouldn't hurt, but kids in large part go with a coach or program.