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Message: [QUOTE="Dick_in_MI, post: 4573489, member: 225"] The defensive strategy against SU is pretty straightforward. First, you double Jesse. In addition to impeding him, you also clog the middle against drives from Judah as a bonus. You can use Maliq's defender to cheat towards Jesse, as Brown has almost no offensive game beyond 3 feet from the basket. Next, you guard Joe tightly and try to defend Judah outside as best you can. You concede Maliq his 6-8 points on tip-ins and whatnot and bet that the small forwards won't get hot from the outside. That will usually (though not always) be a safe bet. Finally, you generally don't have to worry about our bench contributing much in the way of scoring. On most nights, we need Jesse, Joe, and Judah to put the ball in the net in the appropriate quantities and hopefully one other guy as well. On nights when one of those three has an off night, it will be harder to get sufficient offensive firepower from the remaining cast. [/QUOTE]