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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 3716903, member: 127"]
SU used to be known for their defense and of course their penchant for taking so many 3 pointers. Happy to see them having a more diversified offense, having a much stronger inside game and not relying so much on 3 point shots. The pick and roll and slip screen rolls to the basket are great to see. However defensively, we have regressed, the intensity is gone. No real effective pressure and Hillsman is right about the ease opponents drive past our guards. We are slow getting down the court into our defense leaving gaps and with our comparatively small guards (Wake’s 2 guards are both 5’10), unfortunately Wake was not only able to shoot over them but drive past them for pull up jumpers.

With the higher ranked recruiting classes, is there a reason others might know why we seem to have shortened our bench, leaving behind the platooning we used previously to pressure defensively and leave opponents gassed while we thrived on their turnovers? Has Covid affected conditioning? Are we planning to redshirt any players? Fans are funny (including myself), I used to think Hillsman subbed too much disrupting any offensive flow in lieu of defensive intensity and now I’m advocating more substitutions to help intensify the defense. Sorry Q, I realize that it’s tough to actually balance things but easier for me to say.  :)
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