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Message: [QUOTE="Hey Adrien!, post: 3857401, member: 5787"] Out of the remaining games this regular season, this is the most likely. I do not trust Sanogo or Carlton's ability to guard anyone on Nova aside from Eric Dixson so Adams can be that wing (along with Martin/Jackson/Bouk) to guard either Nova's guards/wings who all have size. Bottom line, Whaley needs to be on JRE all game and only Akok should spell Whaley if needed. If Akok isn't ready to play, then Whaley's defense will be the #2 factor in this game, just behind UConn's ability to his threes (since Nova stinks at that). Back to Adams, I trust him (and really any of our wings) to guard anyone on the team aside from JRE, so we'll need Adams' five fouls today. I mentioned in another thread that I love the Polley defensive matchup on Cole Swider. It allows us Polley to maximize his value as a spot shooter while guarding a guy who doesn't do much besides shoot threes...just follow Swider along the perimeter and Polley will be fine on D. Another interesting defensive matchup is Bouk on Swider, especially if Bouk gets in foul trouble. It allows Bouk to stay in the game and have a simple defensive assignment so he can maximize his PT on the offensive end. [/QUOTE]