CleanHOUSE said:
GoldenEagle said:
Your favorite Eagle is here for some answers.
1) I have been looking at the UM roster and wonder what is the status of Freddy Brown III? Is he redshirting, injured, whats up?
2). How would you as knowledgeable fans defend Sayeed Pridgett?
Yeah Brown is Redshirting and I wouldn't worry about defending Pridgett he's not a threat I would tell your guys that their focus should be denying Anderson looks at the 3pt line.
But if you were going to defend Pridgett for some silly reason probably don't let him catch the ball super deep and make him start his offense at the 3pt line rather than the free throw line as hes better at backing down and pivoting in the paint area, but if you force him to start his drive up high he doesn't have blow by speed and can get a little loose with the ball on long drives.
I would agree with this and add that although Pridgett is best with his back to the basket, you still need to close out to him on the perimeter because although he doesnt have a lot of speed, he is strong and a decent ball handler who excels at attacking the rim.
I could be wrong, but there arent any Eastern defenders that come to mind who are quick enough to keep Pridgett in front of them and also strong enough to challenge him in the post. You'll likely have to rely on consistent help defense down low or use some form of a hybrid zone defense