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Message: [QUOTE="Hunt for 7, post: 5184074, member: 12414"] [LIST] [*][URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/finally-some-abraham-news.205325/post-5183580']Yesterday at 6:28 PM[/URL] [/LIST] I just cannot believe all the people on this board who think Ross cannot defend. There are metrics that show he defends well. Does he get caught biting on pump fakes more than he should, yes he does. But just take the time and watch what happens when he properly challenges three point shots. The man he is guarding does not make them at all and they shoot a very low percentage. Hurley is the best coach in the country and couple that with the metrics and these arguments about how bad a defenderRoss is only show how little basketball acumen those posters have. Focus on the negative only. Defense is not a zero sum situation, you only notice him when he does something stupid and that is usually on the ball. So you don’t notice when he is in position doing his job. He does his job or his assignment on defense so much better than Stewart and Ball so that is why he plays more. Just get over it, he is our best defender you should be encouraging him to stop the mistakes that are easy to see. Because if he stops those he gets very close to being an elite defender. I think we should be hoping he does because it could win us some games over the next 8 weeks. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Well I have been in the Ross bandwagon for sometime. It is not just his defense he actually makes our e tire defense when he is on the floor. Johnson can roam and go for blocks. His help defense is very good. And he cuts off his man by taking the right angle before his man gets to the rim. He is long, quick and jumps well. A little more strength which is on it way and he will be a special defender. AK played great but when Ross and Johnson are on the floor together with the sudden Ball improvement which I thought might be coming all of a sudden that lack of athleticism on our part is no longer an issue. I really hope we see a lineup of Samson, AK, Liam, Ross and Ball. We will not need a point guard. As for Stewart he can be instant offense. Hurley may tighten the rotation wihen McNeeley gets back. Stewart, Reed Jr , Ross and maybe 5 minutes a game from Aiden. If he is playing well he will get more some games. Starting too see how this team can make a run. This year it really looks like there are two dominant teams Dook and Auburn. I would prefer to stay out of their brackets if given a choice. [/QUOTE]

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