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does he have a shot? i don't follow the rest of the league the way others do. he was phenomenal tonight.
ThinkI don’t follow the rest of the league either but all I can say is Whaley’s defense is elite. He’s so disruptive and does a lot of things that don’t show up in the stats either. I’d be curious to see who is considered a better defensive player than him in the league.
...words like "gritty" & sayings like "tough as nails" attached to the write up as they fantasize about Aaron Craft sliding side to side in a defensive stance.Probably go to Gillespie for drawing charges
Gym rat...words like "gritty" & sayings like "tough as nails" attached to the write up as they fantasize about Aaron Craft sliding side to side in a defensive stance.
Obiagu plays a good amount (~50% of SHU games) and is a really insane shot blocker, but Whaley’s ability to stay with quicker players and disrupt passes/ball handlers on the perimeter puts him over the top IMO. He’s the guy who makes the best part of this team go.He has a good shot. Might be the favorite at the moment. We've got the best statistical D in the league and he's top 3 in blocks (and the 2 above are backups or on bad teams).
He is the best ever at this. Unfortunately teams are starting to avoid having bigs set ball screens for their guards against us because of Whaley. In the beginning of the season he caused at least 3 guards to poop their pants when he hedged.I'm biased but he may be the best hedging ball-screen defender I've ever seen at the college level. He never lets the guard turn the corner and oftentimes he's able to force a turnover.
Yeah, I'd be hard pressed to give it to a guy on the 7th best D by efficiency who plays half the minutes vs. the key defender on the team with the best defense who plays almost 80% of the team's minutes. But I'm sure Obiagu will have his defenders.Obiagu plays a good amount (~50% of SHU games) and is a really insane shot blocker, but Whaley’s ability to stay with quicker players and disrupt passes/ball handlers on the perimeter puts him over the top IMO. He’s the guy who makes the best part of this team go.