05-19-2026, 03:54 PM
(05-19-2026, 03:23 PM)Winter Wrote: The best defender on the best defensive team in college basketball was Morez Johnson. Even Yaxel said as much in an interview (Sam Vecenie echoed that in a podcast).
Wemby is a different animal of course, but ... it's Morez Johnson - a guy quick enough to switch, and equipped with all the length measurements. Still might not be tall enough, but Johnson moves well enough laterally. I suspect some western team has targeted him for just that situation. I've never seen Mara play away from the basket, so I'm guessing he's not the answer even with his size.
To add to the difficulty, whoever manages to slow Wemby down needs to shoot well enough to consistently drag him out of the paint. Otherwise he'll still smother your offense. 5-out might be mandatory moving forward.
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