Can Darius play the 3 (small forward) any more?
CW: Well Darius, I think, before he plays the 3 needs to get down to the 220’s (pounds). He’s about 240 now and he’s coming off the knee injury. I don’t think he has the lateral movement he had before the injury when he was playing in the 220s. I think for him to get back into shape to play the 3 that this will take a strong off-season for him. If he continues to work and gets that old explosiveness back then maybe. When we signed him we thought he might be able to play behind Rudy too but as it evolved with him its been power forward and center. He’s in good enough shape now but for him to play twenty plus minutes a night at the 3 and chase people around the perimeter and do the things he needs to do he probably needs to lose a little more weight. 3SOB: You’ve made a coaching change. It’s interesting to say the least with the team’s performance so far. What happened in the front office from early December when Michael Heisley said he has 100% confidence in Iavaroni and mid-January whe
