Our rebounding is terrible....Fitzgerald is probably the worst rebounding forward I have ever seen...QUOTE]I think that is a little harsh for guy who is forced to play the 5 when he should be a four.However I looked up a few players from Ou's past to compare him to.
Les Pace 6'7 220 undersized and forced to play post 5ppg and 4.3rpg
Jeff Webster 6'8 230 - much heralded Sooner- 17.1 ppg 6.2 rpg
Jonnie Gilbert 6'7 240 3.9 ppg 4.2 rpg
Ace McGehee 6'8 245 looks like King Kong ,plays like Fay Wraye(quote from KS)- 14.5 ppg,6.3 rpg
While While Fitz is only averaging 5.3 rbg you can see that he isn't far off from any of these guys,All played on more talented teams and the two bluechip recruits on this list only beat Fitz by 1 board a game.I'm not saying Fitz is a stud but he is far from the worst rebounding undersized post to play at OU.I could have listed many others: Taylor Griffin ,Terry Stotts come to mind who were sinilar builds and lacklusteron the boards.Fitz is what he is,and will proably be a reserve next year IF we bring in sufficent size and talent for the front line.