Rate me as very surprised....

[Philly Dawg]

our defense is absolutely atrocious. Ray's teams played very poor defense, and towards the end he basically resorted to zone. We are no better, but insisting on playing man to man. There are only three outcomes on each oppsoing possession: (1) wide open three, (2) layup, or (3) free throws.

 

[57stratdawg]

I am shocked at how bad we are. Seriously.

 

[Cow College]

yes this is very bad. Through three games this is about on the extreme bottom of what I thought was possible regarding this team this year.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

All our talent is on the perimeter other than Ware and he is a one man frontline.

Miami is really good and that is not apologetic. Still.... I agree our defense is the suck.

 

[121Josey]

Uhhhh, the Southern game should have told you to hit the brakes.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I'm not. They've been terrible their whole career. Why would it change?

 

[Philly Dawg]

These guys were never taught fundamentals by Coach Ray. They have no idea how to play defense, which is something that is coached. They are good enough athletes to be much better defensively than this, but maybe it's more than can be thought in a short time.

 

[Shamoan]

espn says they are shooting 62% from the field. this is becoming a trend.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

^^ this. we have no interior defensive presence. it's not Ware's fault that we can't find a defensive center so that he can play PF.

 

[121Josey]

^^ this. we have no interior defensive presence.

what makes that so bad is that we have no exterior defensive presence.