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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 5217152, member: 237"] This is why I like the hard hedge we saw last night. It slows down the offense and actually helps the rotations on defense so they don’t have to chase as much. Donnie has the athleticism to slide back into good defensive position with this. It’s a good counter to the pick and roll action teams will try to run us through all year. He’s going to take a while to be much of a help defender around the rim but on the perimeter in screening action there is some promise. Plenty of work to do as well. I’ve noticed guards doing a better job funneling ball handlers to a shot blocker as well, especially Carlos and Taylor with JJ doing a solid job when manning up. All of this said I think there is a case to be made for this team to run some zone given the size they have when Carlos is off the floor. I’m curious if they do give it a whirl for some stretches. [/QUOTE]