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Message: [QUOTE="yungdowork, post: 4291578, member: 10371"] Honestly, my guess is no. Hurley really doesn't seem to want to embrace a zone, and I think that's mostly fine. Especially with Newton coming in, we have a good blend of size and athleticism that I hope will make us a tougher matchup in man. Cole was a solid defender given his size and level of athleticism, and elite at drawing charges, but bigger guards were able to bully him or just score over the top of him. Hopefully, Hurley realizes that hedging that hard asks too much of your big man. Maybe we could switch more (given that 6'5 will be the smallest guy in our starting 5), maybe we hedge less and rely on our guards to try to stay in front. Either way, without Whaley out there, I think the high hedge should be readdressed in some way. Kalkbrenner used it to absolutely kill us last season. [/QUOTE]