Quote Originally Posted by midas06
I can see the merits for shorter stacked play (<= 100bbs) but for deeper stacks doesn't it make more sense to let him commit more of his stack before I raise?

The only downside that I can see are the scare cards hitting, either an A or Q for him or a 7/4 for me.
besides the scaredcard thing, you want to be building pots with big hands so its easier to get all the villian's chips without overbetting (and possibly scaring off KQ in a later street).