11-30-16 10:22 AM - Post#214406 In response to JBears
Pat Triplett has all the physical tools - mentally he can't consistently lock in and guard without fouling or making a freshman level mistake - its pretty incredible.
Okolie - while not a great defender is our best defender. The shot that kid hit was a borderline NBA 3 step back - he killed us all night - but you just tip your hat on that one.
I really like how Martin and staff are junking up our looks defensively - we have to. Teams live in the paint when we play man to man and you can't play 2-3 for extended minutes with a very small roster because of the rebounding holes the zone naturally leaves open. The 1-3-1 in a speciality package with Sullivan is a nice look - can throw a teams rhythm off for a couple minutes here and there - and Sullivan is a capable shooter on the other end.