Rank 'em: 3 Worst Vol Defenders (Currently)

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Let me start by stating that defense is more about attitude than anything else. You have to be tough, and committed, of which I don't think any of these guys are. Tonight was perhaps the laziest, worst defense I have seen since Buzz Ball. I said it.

1. Scotty Hopson - Slow, soft, lazy. He has moments, but moments don't need to occur when you are down nearly 30 points. J.P. Prince manages to get down the floor after making a shot or missing a shot and holding his pose. Take note.

2. Brian Williams - Did anybody else see tonight? Enough said. Too slow to get in position. And again, too soft.

3. Ronaldo Woolridge - Where is the fire and tenacity? Come on man. Commit to defense, quit letting your cold streak affect you.

Nominees:

- Kenny Hall - You play GREAT D sometimes. Then other times... what are you thinking? Commit to it ALL the time.

- Skylar McBee - I don't think effort is the reason here, but he seems to get burned quite a bit.

Note at point: I agree with somebody's assessment of allowing them to get in a rhythem. Bobby plays great some nights, and Melvin plays great some nights. Great together is certainly needed.

I've always thought a strong defensive toughness will carry over into rebounding and offensive play. Tonight, we were soft across the floor, and I was frankly embarassed.
 
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#4
The team stunk it up, no reason to pick on certain guys, they all did badly.
 
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This team has struggled to say the least in it's matchup with Vandy...enough said. Move on we have Kensucky next.
 
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At times they're all bad and last night was one of those times. Yeah the refs suck. Vandy was the aggressor and we were a step slow last night getting in position to defend. For the love of god can they stop with the hand check fouls too. Enough is enough.
 
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3 worst-Hopson, Woolridge, Williams. Mcbee trys, but just can't guard bigger more talented players.

3 best- Chism, Prince, and Goins:rock:
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
Because is no excuse for soft, lazy defending.
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But defense is about 5 guys doing it. A single letdown is a team letdown. Sans NBA rules, individual defense doesn't matter much. We need 5 Gus making the effort. We rarely have that. Guys that win big consistently get 5 maN d right most nights.
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BigPapaVol said:
But defense is about 5 guys doing it. A single letdown is a team letdown. Sans NBA rules, individual defense doesn't matter much. We need 5 Gus making the effort. We rarely have that. Guys that win big consistently get 5 maN d right most nights.
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If you are saying that when Scotty Hopson's man beats him down the court, or off the dribble, or on a cut, that it makes our team worse... then yes... this is exactly what I mean.
 
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i'm not throwing Williams on there. forget last night, we was just tossed in without playing in forever. i think he is actually a better defender than hall.

Hopson and McBee are our 2 worst by far. Other than that, it's hit or miss. Maze used to get beat off the dribble a lot, he is better now. JP too often gets caught in the wrong position, but when he isn't he is a good defender. Woolridge is just kind of there. I won't say he's bad.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
But defense is about 5 guys doing it. A single letdown is a team letdown. Sans NBA rules, individual defense doesn't matter much. We need 5 Gus making the effort. We rarely have that. Guys that win big consistently get 5 maN d right most nights.
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you are 100% right. if one guy gets beat off the dribble, then someone has to come over to help which leaves someone else open. One bad defender can cause complete defensive breakdowns.
 
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golfballs03 said:
i'm not throwing Williams on there. forget last night, we was just tossed in without playing in forever. i think he is actually a better defender than hall.

Hopson and McBee are our 2 worst by far. Other than that, it's hit or miss. Maze used to get beat off the dribble a lot, he is better now. JP too often gets caught in the wrong position, but when he isn't he is a good defender. Woolridge is just kind of there. I won't say he's bad.
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Wooldridge is by far the worst defender. He doesn't know or try to play post defense. Any post offensive player can score at will against him. Hopson is weak, as is McBee. McBee makes the effort, but just doesn't have the quickness to be a good defender. Maze gets beat off the dribble far too much.
 
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BasketvolsFan said:
Wooldridge is by far the worst defender. He doesn't know or try to play post defense. Any post offensive player can score at will against him. Hopson is weak, as is McBee. McBee makes the effort, but just doesn't have the quickness to be a good defender. Maze gets beat off the dribble far too much.
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It's not that McBee isn't quick... he gets lost. He picks up the wrong guy and gets in the wrong position. And the problem with Woolridge is because HE'S NOT A POST PLAYER. He is tall, but not big enough and not physical enough to be effective in the post
 
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UneducatedGuess said:
If you are saying that when Scotty Hopson's man beats him down the court, or off the dribble, or on a cut, that it makes our team worse... then yes... this is exactly what I mean.
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that isn't what I said. I said that defense is about 5 guys making the effort night in and night out. Our most glaring weakness is PG D, but Goins helps that situation some. Doesn't matter who the guy is playing poor d and it has rarely been just one guy on this team.
 
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It was a bad game...slightly poor effort....but it's basketball and there's always next time. They'll prob come out and beat UK now.
 
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golfballs03 said:
It's not that McBee isn't quick... he gets lost. He picks up the wrong guy and gets in the wrong position. And the problem with Woolridge is because HE'S NOT A POST PLAYER. He is tall, but not big enough and not physical enough to be effective in the post
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McBee was supposed to be the next Lofton, if he can't shoot the three (he can't) then I don't know what he can bring to the game. I hope Pearl does not waste a scholarship on him.
 
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golfballs03 said:
It's not that McBee isn't quick... he gets lost. He picks up the wrong guy and gets in the wrong position. And the problem with Woolridge is because HE'S NOT A POST PLAYER. He is tall, but not big enough and not physical enough to be effective in the post
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I agree that he is not a post player and doesn't know how to play post or post defend. However, he could at least make a greater effort. With his outside shooting, he doesn nothing to help this team. Unfortunately, we have no one else to put in a post.
 
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BasketvolsFan said:
I agree that he is not a post player and doesn't know how to play post or post defend. However, he could at least make a greater effort. With his outside shooting, he doesn nothing to help this team. Unfortunately, we have no one else to put in a post.
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yes. he has no defined role. he can't shoot from outside, he isn't a post player. can he hit a midrange jumper??? he needs to start taking steroids or something.
 
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junebug said:
McBee was supposed to be the next Lofton, if he can't shoot the three (he can't) then I don't know what he can bring to the game. I hope Pearl does not waste a scholarship on him.
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not a whole lot. he really needs to work on his shot
 
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Our best hope is to try to set him up with a dunk. Even Wooldridge should be able to hit 50% if he is confined to shooting dunks.
 
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I don't know why you started out by saying defense is about attitude more than anything else, and then describing the majority of "bad defenders" as being too slow.

Otherwise, I agree with BPV's points that it's a 5 person collective effort. Everyone has to be on the same page in order to defend successfully.
 
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Who are you responding to? If it is me, I agree that you have to have great help defense if you are truly good defensively. However, you absolutely can be too slow to be a good defender. McBee and Williams are good examples. Chism is a great example of a big man who can move his feet and guard by movement, rather than using his hands. If we had more of that, Vandy would not have shot 43 free throws last night.
 
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