Scouting La Salle, Part 2

La Salle coach John Giannini thinks there are more parellels between the Quakers and his Explorers than just their youth.

"We're a team that's dominated by wing-type players... guys who are 6-5, 6-6," Giannini said. La Salle, he said, doesn't have as many "proven decision-makers in the backcourt" as one might like. (Just like Penn.)

"But that was a conscious decision on my part," Giannini said. "I wanted to get the best, most talented players for this program first."

Giannini singled out a player who doesn't get as much ink as senior Darnell Harris -- Rodney Greene, a 6-5 sophomore who Giannini said could develop into a player similar to another Big 5 great, Mardy Collins of Temple and the New York Knicks, if he gets better at handling the ball.

The biggest trap for La Salle is turnovers, Giannini said, because the Explorers shoot at a good enough percentage to win as long as they hold on to the rock.