Does anyone have any concrete information about how our forwards/centers are looking on defense? There seems to be a lot of concern about perimeter defense, but I think one of our larger issues was actually post defense.
We allowed teams to shoot 52.5% on two point shots in B1G play (D-I average was 49.3%). I think back to games like the Northwestern game when we saw a lot of dunks and layups, and also in the TCU game when Brodziansky went 9-12. I'm not sure we've shown that we have a post stopper like we used to have with Woodbury (perhaps Garza is that presence?).
Luckily, I can only think of Michigan State as having a truly dominant post presence for the upcoming year (perhaps Purdue? Minnesota if their starters can be consistent?). I can't think of another one of our B1G opponents that have a frontcourt that really worries me that much (not that they couldn't go off in any single game, but for consistent reliable post scoring...).
If we can figure out how to stop post scoring, we'll get a better look at our rebounding abilities and likely stand a much better chance to score in transition to leverage Moss's finishing ability and our bevy of forwards that will hopefully run other teams into the ground.
We allowed teams to shoot 52.5% on two point shots in B1G play (D-I average was 49.3%). I think back to games like the Northwestern game when we saw a lot of dunks and layups, and also in the TCU game when Brodziansky went 9-12. I'm not sure we've shown that we have a post stopper like we used to have with Woodbury (perhaps Garza is that presence?).
Luckily, I can only think of Michigan State as having a truly dominant post presence for the upcoming year (perhaps Purdue? Minnesota if their starters can be consistent?). I can't think of another one of our B1G opponents that have a frontcourt that really worries me that much (not that they couldn't go off in any single game, but for consistent reliable post scoring...).
If we can figure out how to stop post scoring, we'll get a better look at our rebounding abilities and likely stand a much better chance to score in transition to leverage Moss's finishing ability and our bevy of forwards that will hopefully run other teams into the ground.
