[TheFarm07]

Thanks 81 for starting this thread about next season.

I know we won't definitely fall off a cliff, but with the Hull twins and Wilson leaving, I am concerned whether our team's defense will take a step back. Though Jones & Brink got the awards and accolades the last couple years, those three were a significant part of why we won so many games.

They did all the little things that often times don't show up in the box score, especially on the defensive end. They made life miserable for our opponent's best guards and wings.

Didn't Maryland's Brenda Frese call Wilson a "defensive pest" or something to that effect when their best three point shooter Benzan was held without one the entire game in the Sweet 16? I took pride in our team's defensive reputation and effort whenever I hear those types of comments.

In these big games, I often worry more about our offense than our defense (which unfortunately was very true with last night's game), because I was confident that while we had Brink and Belibi anchoring the post, the Hull twins and Wilson would be patrolling the perimeter and making life hard for an opponent's backcourt.

I hope that the returning and incoming players will take a page out of their books and carry on that defensive legacy they leave behind.

[TheFarm07]

Thanks 81 for starting this thread about next season.

I know we won't definitely fall off a cliff, but with the Hull twins and Wilson leaving, I am concerned whether our team's defense will take a step back. Though Jones & Brink got the awards and accolades the last couple years, those three were a significant part of why we won so many games.

They did all the little things that often times don't show up in the box score, especially on the defensive end. They made life miserable for our opponent's best guards and wings.

Didn't Maryland's Brenda Frese call Wilson a "defensive pest" or something to that effect when their best three point shooter Benzan was held without one the entire game in the Sweet 16? I took pride in our team's defensive reputation and effort whenever I hear those types of comments.

In these big games, I often worry more about our offense than our defense (which unfortunately was very true with last night's game), because I was confident that while we had Brink and Belibi anchoring the post, the Hull twins and Wilson would be patrolling the perimeter and making life hard for an opponent's backcourt.

I hope that the returning and incoming players will take a page out of their books and carry on that defensive legacy they leave behind.