Sky's the limit for imposing Florida St. front court

Sky's the limit for imposing Florida St. front court

Published Sep. 16, 2009 1:23 a.m. ET

When Florida State traveled to Spain last month, Solomon Alabi challenged the other big men.

Not to see who could put up more points, grab more rebounds or even block more shots.


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"I wanted to see who could get the most assists," Alabi said.

What in the $%^&? Doesn't Alabi realize he's 7-foot-1?

"Guys just aren't worried about scoring on this team," said the Nigerian native with as much upside as just about any big man in the entire country.

They are concerned with winning.

That's a welcome change from a couple years ago, when a team built around high-profile recruits Isaiah Swann, Jason Rich and Toney Douglas never quite was able to fulfill its promise — largely due to the fact that they weren't all on the same page.

Despite losing Douglas, its all-everything guard who averaged 21.5 points per game and led last season's team to the Big Dance, this could be the best team to step foot in Tallahassee since Leonard Hamilton's arrival in 2002.

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