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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 5032549, member: 6798"]
All well said. I will say I think if teams actually were to put a short stick on Hiltz for a full game (only happened once or twice against ND) then they will pay dearly for it. He has better footwork than he gets credit for and would own most short stick match ups if they tried it for a full game. It has been an up and down year for him, potentially from a health standpoint as well, but at 100% he has the speed and footwork to give short sticks and long poles trouble. One of the times ND had a short stick on him he drew a slide and we got off a decent shot inside from either Rhoa or Birtwistle. I worry overall he looks a step or two slower than he did last year, which is limiting the looks we get from him dodging against a long pole, but he still makes a lot happen.

Joey makes things happen no matter what with his feeding ability. Hop and Duke games he created something out of nothing with his passes on several occasions. Throw a pick in the mix and he draws a slide more often than people give him credit. Teams do not want to deal with him posting up in front of the cage and often send a defender if he lingers there, which opens up the rest of the offense. That still counts as being effective with the ball in your stick, even if he does not do it with speed. I want to see us do more dodges with him from up top or higher on the right wing. That got us some quality looks last season.
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