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Message: [QUOTE="Tenspro2002, post: 4600233, member: 889"] Not sure I love defending a 5-out offense, though fortunately the ability of pretty much all of our guards to switch screens is helpful. If they're not rolling much on the pick and roll, the high hedge should be effective at mitigating penetration. This may also be a game where we go to some zone to keep rim protection in place, assuming they don't get hot from 3. Miami's defensive shortcomings seem to be related to their high-risk, high-reward style. Limiting live-ball turnovers is essential. We can't let them get momentum like they did against Texas off of turnovers. Strong offensive rebounding can keep them at bay as well, though there is some risk there in giving up fast break opportunities if we don't get the board. Getting Omier in foul trouble is key. I wonder if this is a game to actually coach up Sanogo to go hunting for contact instead of a more finesse style. Newton getting to the rim may help here too. Jackson is going to need to have his lob game on point to make sure that we're taking advantage of Clingan's immense height advantage. And we're going to have to hit 3s like we have been. The fact that we're playing in a football stadium doesn't excite me. Overall, I feel like this is likely to come down to whether they hit a ton of tough contested 2s like they did against Texas. They have a lot of moxie, a lot of intangible stuff going for them right now, which in my opinion makes them more dangerous than the matchup on paper suggests. [/QUOTE]

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