Evan Smotrycz: The new Kevin Pittsnogle?

Do you remember Kevin Pittsnogle? He was that really tall, very pale guy who used to play under John Beilein at West Virginia? Sure he was kind of goofy looking, but he was a basketball coach's dream. He was a big, physical presence around the hoop, able to bang around with the best rebounders in the game. But he could also shoot. His ability to nail outside shots forced coaches to alter their defenses. It forced them to make that tough decision about whether or not to take a big defender out of the middle of the paint.
If they chose to, then the middle opened up, if they chose not to, Pittsnogle would shoot (and most of the time make) wide open shots all night.
The Michigan Wolverines and Beilein seem to have a player very much like that. Freshman Evan Smotrycz has so much in common with Pittsnogle, it's scary.
They are both tall, pale looking guys with odd last names. Their first names even rhyme! But most importantly, their games are pretty similar.
On Tuesday night Smotrycz scored a career-high 18 points against Clemson, and he did it in a very Pittsnoglian fashion. He converted shots on the inside, and if the opportunity came, he knocked down shots on the outside.
If Beilein plays his cards right, he may have found another player to help him get his NCAA tournament swagger back.
Let's just hope Smotrycz's future is brighter than that of his West Virginian counterpart.