Purdue transfer 7'3 Haarms has Arizona on his final 10 list

[mvpreed2]

A side note: none of my friends sent me a bummer text message that Matt Haarms was transferring.

All of what you said, THIS is what stuck out to me the most.
7'3 C shot-blocking rim-runners do not grow on trees, and finding one in the Big 10 is like a unicorn.
He walks and NO ONE has an ounce of remorse about it?

[Jdmarti]

Agreed .

[azhoopsfan]

So basically a 7'3" Ira Lee?

[ZonaBBB]

Better shot block timing/skills. Better on ball/face up defender in the post. Better scorer in the post.

[ZonaBBB]

A side note: none of my friends sent me a bummer text message that Matt Haarms was transferring.

All of what you said, THIS is what stuck out to me the most.
7'3 C shot-blocking rim-runners do not grow on trees, and finding one in the Big 10 is like a unicorn.
He walks and NO ONE has an ounce of remorse about it?

Not saying there was no remorse. I'm sure they all are disappointed and more just shocked. It was an odd transfer. Unexpected. He wasn't a superstar where it was immediate news.

[FOOS]

Better shot block timing/skills. Better on ball/face up defender in the post. Better scorer in the post.

Just like him only better in every aspect of the game :-)

[ZonaBBB]

I'd prefer not to even compare him to Ira Lee. I like what Ira represents for the team and how he plays the game. Ira isn't a center either.