Maybe Lavin will throw a wrench into Novas game plan. Bring Obekpa off the bench, let jones, big Joey or Vanilla ice bang their bigs for first 3 mins
That's the kind of strategy that we'd be all over Lavin for, but at some point, Delarosa will be there for defense. It's inevitable. I haven't seen enough of him to know if he's capable of playing at all at this level. We know his limitations, but he has shown a little promise on d. Pinkston and Ochefu are polished upperclassman who on paper, would eat him alive. We know we're need him. Jones doesn't guard anyone so he wouldn't be able to foul anyone. Alibegovic is lost on d. I'd rather go small and try to run them out of the building, but I still expect to see Joey D for 10-15 minutes tonight.
And I think we're asking for a Albert Richardson on Elton Brand type of defensive effort tonight. I remember that game like it was yesterday. Richardson didn't leave his feet, and his arms were ready to change the direction of shots. It doesn't show up in the box score, but if Delarosa can contribute comparably, we can win.