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[QUOTE="Ricker, post: 4481433, member: 1245"]
I wasn't expecting Diarra's defensive impact vs Nova, but I have expected him to be our best option to defend Boum, with Alleyne trading off.  Newton has length, but Diarra and Alleyne have the quickness and intensity.  I think Xavier would be most disrupted by giving them fits initiating offensive flow.  Boum will get his points, but Posh/Cubelo ball pressure makes entry passes and the timing of plays difficult.  I need to rewatch Nova/Gtown, but it seems to me we are letting Clingan drift a bit too far from the rim and as a result he is getting poor position on offensive boards.  In my mind the defense has to collapse if he is close to the rim, and the Joey/AJax floater range is open for the floater/lob.  I agree with the Sean Miller thoughts.  In the St Johns game he gave clear instructions to his players and imparted facts to his team regarding time outs, not calling a time out if you are going to be tied up, because they had the arrow, etc.  Anderson talked in 'motherhoods', be tougher, rebound better, with less action directives on how to accomplish his requests.  With Xavier I'm crossing my fingers, (that strategy worked vs Bama).
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