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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 228410, member: 652"] Fab Melo was a great defensive player however, with his strengths there were weaknesses. Fab was great at stepping up in the middle of the zone and disrupting any penetration. However, Fab DID A TERRIBLE job after challenging shots of getting a body on a player and putting himself in rebounding position. Melo got all his rebounds on height he never put the work in to want to rebound. Rick Jackson who was 3-4 inches shorter than Fab played the middle of zone and average almost 4 rebounds more a game last year, and the question is why? The answer is Rick didn't challenge as many shots (he was still the BE Defensive player of the year) instead he boxed players and got the rebounds. If Keita and Christmas BOX OUT and prevent offensive rebounds then the presence in the middle that Melo was will be canceled out. Melo may have disrupted about 10-12 pts a game with his stepping up in the middle of the zone and/or flopping, but his lack of rebounding fundamentals probably has cost us 4-5 offensive rebounds a game and if they convert 2-3 of those offensives rebounds all we are losing 4-6 points a game. To win the national title is Kris Joseph must play with more energy. Kris you HAVE TO COMMIT to rebounding you have get your butt in the paint and want to rebound. We need to wings to want the ball, and not be lazy. C.J. Fair you need to rebound on the strong side as you have shown you can do. If Kris and Fair REBOUND then we can overcome Melo. Melo on offense was probably the 4th-5th option he his loss there is mainly lobs from Scoop. We can replace that. Only Gates, Elezi, and Sullinger are post players where not having beef in the middle will hurt us. We will only have to play 2 of the 3 to get to New Orleans. [/QUOTE]

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