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Message: [QUOTE="tykurez, post: 4516061, member: 63"] Agreed, the defense has been the most disheartening since that’s what has typically either won games or kept them in games on the Hurley led teams. It seems as though it’s almost the inverse problem - the on ball pressure is opening up driving lanes for opponents and they’re taking advantage of it. The consequences being either an easy floater or layup or, as we’ve seen, lots of fouls. I think that’s why the zone worked so well in the 2nd half, we weren’t overplaying their guys on the perimeter. I think Hurley’s defense excels when they play a switching man-to-man … we saw a ton of that last year, even though we were smaller than we are this year. Guarding 1 thru 4 is almost interchangeable - and you attack the perimeter on close outs instead of on the ball pressure. [/QUOTE]