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<blockquote data-quote="sbillini" data-source="post: 1359364" data-attributes="member: 10496"><p>A shortage of bigs - particularly on defense - is the reason why we end up in situations where we have late-game, high pressure inbounding against mediocre teams. </p><p></p><p>Don't mean to sound like a broken record, but without a legitimately sized defensive presence down low (along with lack of athletic quickness from the guys we do have down low to help make up for it), teams are going to find open baskets underneath all season long. </p><p></p><p>The Haas' and Happ's of the world are going to feast on us (or at the very least force us to adjust in ways that leave their guards open for threes). I love LB and his motor, but he's just over-matched too often, and there's not much we can do about it (this season) other than hope Spicy G develops faster than expected to be serviceable defensively.</p><p></p><p>BUT, we fill that gap in, and I think we're a meaningfully better team. I would expect at least tourney bound, if not even better. Just don't think that's gonna happen this year, and potentially next if we aren't able to get a B1G ready big man or Spicy G doesn't develop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sbillini, post: 1359364, member: 10496"] A shortage of bigs - particularly on defense - is the reason why we end up in situations where we have late-game, high pressure inbounding against mediocre teams. Don't mean to sound like a broken record, but without a legitimately sized defensive presence down low (along with lack of athletic quickness from the guys we do have down low to help make up for it), teams are going to find open baskets underneath all season long. The Haas' and Happ's of the world are going to feast on us (or at the very least force us to adjust in ways that leave their guards open for threes). I love LB and his motor, but he's just over-matched too often, and there's not much we can do about it (this season) other than hope Spicy G develops faster than expected to be serviceable defensively. BUT, we fill that gap in, and I think we're a meaningfully better team. I would expect at least tourney bound, if not even better. Just don't think that's gonna happen this year, and potentially next if we aren't able to get a B1G ready big man or Spicy G doesn't develop. [/QUOTE]
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