07-13-2022, 12:49 PM
(07-12-2022, 09:45 PM)BosCard Wrote: I know Tara loves defensive teams and the Hulls + Wilson were great defenders but I’m hoping next year we see more offense for defense. For example that would mean more time for a player like Demetre (good shooter but not great lateral quickness) vs Emma-Nnopu (great defender on par with the Hulls but not an established scorer). It’s not that I have anything against Emma-Nnopu it’s just that we had trouble scoring against good teams last year. And if the three wasn’t falling then it was Jones or Brink going against multiple defenders who were sagging off Wilson and Lacie. Also the reason I think perimeter defense is less important is because we have 2 amazing shot blockers who can clean up defensive mistakes in Brink and Betts. So if say someone gets a step on one of our perimeter defenders we still have a great back line and Brink doesn’t have to worry as much about fouls because we still have Betts.I'm kind of salivating on 6'7 BETTS and 6'4 BRINK playing at the same time for two seasons - that's two supreme shot blockers with BETTS manning the area around the basket and BRINK defending around the immediate perimeter, plus high post passing on offense between the two, especially now that BETTS is showing some midrange capabilities and we know that BRINK has a great mdirange shot and can also deliver from beyond the arc