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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5005731, member: 405"] Seems a pretty harsh take. Our defense was excellent for the first half of the season, when we had more healthy bodies and depth. It's hard to play defense for 40 minutes when you only have 6.5 guys. That's part of the reason our defense got worse while the offense was getting better. You can have a guard be not great on defense easier than you can accept poor defense from a forward. Pearl Washington was probably one of our worst defenders ever. But at forward, we need the rebounding, we need the blocking out. You can't suck on defense and play in the front line. With guards, maybe you give up some open 3's, but you (hopefully) have shot blockers behind you to cover when a guard gets past you into the lane. [/QUOTE]