Zags bigs take the spotlight

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After watching the first part of GU’s practice today, it’s obvious there is an emphasis on big-man play. And rightfully so.

Though the Zags return Sean Mallon and Josh Heytvelt, they lost J.P. Batista and that’s a big hole to fill.

So how will the Bulldogs do around the basket? They’ll start to answer that question Wednesday night when they host Augustana (S.D.) at 7 p.m.

But after watching just snippets of practice and talking with some of the main players, this is what can be discerned.