Same here about JB. I rewatched the game and the lack of effort on defense is stunning. It wasn't just young guys in the wrong place, that's understandable. Our perimeter defenders made half-hearted efforts to close out on the shooters. We never made them put the ball on the floor and just watched great shooters take open threes all game long. Joe plays creampuff-soft defense and never runs at full speed. And he's a four-year starter who shows zero leadership on a team full of freshmen. And somehow Judah didn't play defense with any intensity, man or zone. He was a very good, aggressive defender at Oak Hill. I don't even know what's up with that.
I always used to think it was the guards who made our zone so tough, and it has been years since we've seen one good defensive game from our guards. Yet somehow the players who have been JB's target for criticism about their defense the past two seasons are Jesse, Frank, Benny, and Chris. Benny hustled the other night. Just once I would like to see JB tear into Joe for a change when he makes one of his half-assed efforts to defend a guy.