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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 5133103, member: 1414"] Whaley was great at it and recovered quickly. Adama got much better at it by his junior year. Johnson isn't nearly as bad at it as you suggest. I think what we see is what we saw in that bad stretch in 2023, the guys behind aren't doing the job of covering the rim. Alex is good at that now (note his improved block rate) but Liam doesn't really have it down and is often late. Stewart is better at it. Playing defense at the 3-4 in our system is really hard. It doesn't help that the poor perimeter defense means even more guys are free to attack the rim. As it was then, it is now. It's a collective team defensive issue. It's not on Johnson or Reed. Reed doesn't hedge as high because he isn't quick enough to get back. In any event, this is the team we have. Looking forward to adjustments and better play. [/QUOTE]