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Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 5163868, member: 12414"] Agree that getting up into the 20’s defensively is a bridge to far. But we do have enough talent if it continues to improve to get it to at least a respectable number. I find it interesting that some of the problem is really basic stuff. Weak side help and recover stuff that all these guys should have some basic understanding of that coming from the high level high school programs they came from. Ball is a mystery to me. He is long, great leaping ability, not super fast or quick but better than average in both areas. But he struggles so much on just the basics. Don’t want to get on him too much but a player with his overall skill set should be able to be a decent defensive player. The famous quote, I think from Lombardi fits “the only place success comes before work is in the dictionary”. We all know Hurley is making it a focus so it may take another month or so but I think we will be a better defensive team by mid February. Not having Liam will not make the job easier but it will be interesting to see how they guard Dixon on the perimeter tonight. Would love to see Johnson give it a try but I am concerned with how crafty Dixon is with his head fakes and Johnson’s propensity to bite on them at least when he is close to the basket. But a player with Samson’s, skills length and quickness should be able to really impact Dixon on the perimeter. Looking foward to how we defend tonight especially how we cover Dixon. [/QUOTE]

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