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Message: [QUOTE="Cuse4ever, post: 1190259, member: 4882"] how does he have a reputation with this forum as great defender? He constantly gets beat either into the lane at the foul line or on the wing forcing the center to move way up the lane or the forward to leave the corner offensive player. I know he got some steals last year (at BC he got a bunch) but his constant inability to keep players from breaking him down and collapsing the entire defense is frustrating. Yet on this forum when he's in cold shooting slump everyone says we need his defense so we have no choice but for him to keep playing. Watch Patterson play his spot, much better defender, doesn't allow penetration into the zone & has a knack for getting loose balls. Cooney lovers please don't think I'm saying he isn't a D1 player or shouldn't be starting but notice how smart coaches like Carlton's last week always attack the zone from Cooneys side when driving into the lane. [/QUOTE]