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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 2392163, member: 1423"]
Hard to believe the progress FH has made defensively. Having him and TB at the top of the zone harkens back to our defensive glory days a few years back with F8/FF teams. They'll be tested when we play UM and KU, for sure. But they're pinching at the top (preventing penetration) extremely well, closing out on shooters, getting deflections ... all the marks of our best defensive zones. Toledo is not a top 20 or offensively gifted like KU... but they threw a bunch of defenses against us and had a guard and 2 forwards with excellent size and sweet strokes from the perimeter (Sanford, Fletcher and Navigato, 6'4; 6'7; and 6'8).  Either way, I agree with many above: 1) good chemistry; 2) three capable offensive players; 3) better than expected rebounding from thin/inexperienced forwards; 4) the team settled into defined roles very early; 5) much higher BB IQ than I expected; and 6) excellent interior length and rim protection. The key to this year is going to be whether we can develop some front court bench production ... MM and MD need to get their shots to start dropping so they can contribute offensively (they're doing everything else well).
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