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Defense defense defense
Or two platoon basketball? 
Really great posts but don’t forget defense

Yes indeed.  But who are our best remaining defenders?  Johnson and McPhee were both highly effective defenders. 

Obviously, with Johnson, we lose one of the best defenders and the best rebounder on the team.  Is Fingall or Dodson or Coffee most likely to be able to step into those shoes?  Dodson was quite foul-prone in her freshman year.  But I was surprised to see how many fouls Fingall picked up (see below.)

With McPhee's departure, we lose a good defender but let's not forget that she was an excellent rebounder too.  Carrington is an obvious fit for that.  But is anyone else?  How is the defense and rebounding of Jerome?  I have not developed a clear impression as yet. 

These comparisons are of limited use, since the players were tasked with doing different things, but they do help to form an impression:
Carrington:
Jerome:  337 minutes, 36 rebounds, 3 blocks, 27 fouls.
Fingall: 398 minutes, 107 rebounds, 13 blocks, 52 fouls.
Dodson: 372 minutes, 67 rebounds, 27 blocks, 38 fouls.

Someone else we have not been talking about is Moschkau.  That is a player with a lot of offensive potential and with a body type that looks a lot like the incoming twins. 

So that gives us Jerome, Lexie, Lacie, Carrington, and Moschkau who all could play the 3 (Smith too), but obviously they all won't.  We know about Carrington's defense--but I really don't think we have seen enough to know whether Jerome, Lexi, Lacie, or Moschkau is ready for defense against the likes of Satou Sabally, Erin Boley, Katie McWilliams, Chantel Horvat, etc.

 

[81alum]

Defense defense defense
Or two platoon basketball? 
Really great posts but don’t forget defense

Yes indeed.  But who are our best remaining defenders?  Johnson and McPhee were both highly effective defenders. 

Obviously, with Johnson, we lose one of the best defenders and the best rebounder on the team.  Is Fingall or Dodson or Coffee most likely to be able to step into those shoes?  Dodson was quite foul-prone in her freshman year.  But I was surprised to see how many fouls Fingall picked up (see below.)

With McPhee's departure, we lose a good defender but let's not forget that she was an excellent rebounder too.  Carrington is an obvious fit for that.  But is anyone else?  How is the defense and rebounding of Jerome?  I have not developed a clear impression as yet. 

These comparisons are of limited use, since the players were tasked with doing different things, but they do help to form an impression:
Carrington:
Jerome:  337 minutes, 36 rebounds, 3 blocks, 27 fouls.
Fingall: 398 minutes, 107 rebounds, 13 blocks, 52 fouls.
Dodson: 372 minutes, 67 rebounds, 27 blocks, 38 fouls.

Someone else we have not been talking about is Moschkau.  That is a player with a lot of offensive potential and with a body type that looks a lot like the incoming twins. 

So that gives us Jerome, Lexie, Lacie, Carrington, and Moschkau who all could play the 3 (Smith too), but obviously they all won't.  We know about Carrington's defense--but I really don't think we have seen enough to know whether Jerome, Lexi, Lacie, or Moschkau is ready for defense against the likes of Satou Sabally, Erin Boley, Katie McWilliams, Chantel Horvat, etc.