Dorsey Recalled, Looby Returns to Dodge

Here's an interesting story line for tonight and tomorrow vs. Albuquerque.

The Vipers traded Kurt Looby for Will Conroy. And even without Joey Dorsey around my guess is they would have done it in a heart beat to get Conroy. But, hey, Looby didn't play much because Dorsey was around. In fact, after Looby got traded, Mickell Gladness didn't see much of a bump in his minutes. He hasn't even played in the last two games. But now Dorsey is back with the Rockets. So who is the center?

Someone said to me earlier today, "man, the Vipers really need Looby."

It got me to thinking. Do they?

The starting center for the Rockets is Chuck Hayes. All 6-6 of him. He is the shortest starting center in NBA history. That's a fact.

The Vipers run the same schemes as the Rockets.

So if Julian Sensley, at 6-9, is the starting center, or Mike Harris, at 6-6, sees a few minutes at center, is it really a problem?

Harris played center for a few minutes over the weekend at Iowa and was fine.

You figure this does mean Gladness will also get a bigger role since he's the one "true center" on the team at 6-11. And I am excited to see what he can do. Gladness holds the NCAA Division I record for blocked shots in a single-game (16 while at Alabama A&M), so who's to say he can't be really good for the Vipers?

The Vipers beat Austin on December 26 without Dorsey (or Harris, for that matter), and Albuquerque is no Austin.

The Vipers have a ton of depth and talent. They also work hard.

Tonight, Kurt Looby plays against the Vipers. But I don't think they'll miss him.