Lt. Daniel Werner

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Originally Posted by SM1010

It just seems silly to me that were no longer allowed to discuss a player's weaknesses because he's been criticized in past years. Comes off as childish to me.

And where did I not discuss his weaknesses in the same post? I did, but I also believe your criticism is needless because A) very few players are genuine shotblocking threats, and B) Werner still remains the best post-defender on our team. So, to my ears it sounds like nitpicking to complain about his shotblocking ability.

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Originally Posted by TrumanCoyote

He showed that he could handle perimeter coverage last year. In the Gators 3-2 scheme it was his responsibility to rotate out and cover the wing all the way out to the corner. Opponents would try to drive by him and he always retreated and cut off the drive. He showed a real knack for it.

That is where he struggled as a freshman and on switches as a sophomore, and the absence of man-to-man last year gave us few opportunities to see how he would look. But I agree he has been more than solid and that in par it has to do with the extra weight he no longer carries.