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Message: [QUOTE="Colin G, post: 4521908, member: 4427"] Teams are attacking the rim and trying to get downhill against us. Our weakness above all else is fouling on defense. Get a few quick fouls on us. Get defense on its heels and then more shots fall for them. I agree with Hurley to a point that Man D has gotten soft, but I think this weakness is being exploited. Hurley loves his teams to play super aggressive on the perimeter, which helps run teams off the line from 3 which is why it's had the smallest dropoff relative to the other struggles on defense. In our losses its not because we're getting torched from 3. Only L we have where other team shoots sub 50% on 2's is Providence. I like the zone looks because they've forced turnovers but they haven't done much to alleviate the issue of defending 2pt shots yet. I really hope this is where Samson factors in more even if he hasn't played much yet. Sanogo has been average defensively when he is the primary interior defender, especially on drives. Him playing with samson and clingan more gives him some "protection" defensively with a rim protector or at least a deterrent for driving bc jury is still out on samson. [/QUOTE]