Without help, he will be destroyed down low. But we know Hurley believes in analytics on D, and that his first goal is to prevent open 3s and risk giving up things at the rim.I expect to see the Huskies play much more half-court zone defense tonight. If not, I’m afraid that Samson will get destroyed by Soriano.
Actually, he prioritizes both defending the 3 point line and protecting the rim, he concedes the mid-range. Our offense is the opposite (hunting 3's and rim-runs while not bothering much in the mid-range).Without help, he will be destroyed down low. But we know Hurley believes in analytics on D, and that his first goal is to prevent open 3s and risk giving up things at the rim.