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Message: [QUOTE="WhereistheDove?, post: 4938058, member: 1109"] Welcome to the boneyard, appreciate the inside info from an Illinois fan. Newton isn’t really an excellent on-ball defender, but the defense works because everything is funneled into Clingan, who is probably the best defensive big in basketball (when he stays on the court). Castle when he’s locked in is definitely one of the top-5 on-ball defenders in college basketball and pretty much always draws the assignment against the opponent’s best wing or guard. Diarra comes off the bench and is on the shorter side but is another excellent on-ball defender that may see some time on Shannon too. Interesting to hear your view on Rodgers. I think how Illinois’ 5 rotation works out and how Hurley chooses to deploy Clingan is one of the more intriguing coaching battles of the night. [/QUOTE]