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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5201527, member: 405"]
Please stop with this nonsense. Judah was our [U]worst[/U] defender, by a mile. It wasn't even close.  At least a half dozen times a game, we played 4 on 5 because he was busy yapping at the ref about why didn't get a call.  He played matador defense when he did bother to run back.  HE WAS THE WORST.  And he's gone.

Justin Taylor was a good kid, but a terrible basketball player, and was asked to guard guys bigger than him. He was bad on defense, and he's gone.

Maliq is a very good player, but he was a defensive problem trying to guard centers down low after MacLeod was out for the year in December or January.  He was a big liability, every game.  He's gone.

JJ Starling was not the problem.  He played with effort.  That's the most important thing on defense.  He had no shot blocker behind him, and often the other guard (Mintz) was out of position.

Defense is a team thing, not an individual thing.  But when individuals have breakdowns, or are out of position, it makes the other guys look bad.
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