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per Amelia:
It's something Walker says he's been stressing in practice, picking up tips and techniques from his 1-on-1 partner, Eliason. But Walker still has a ways to go. At Wisconsin, the junior had one of his worse defensive showings of the year after getting into early foul trouble and then playing without much energy or aggressiveness down the stretch. Pitino said he hasn't seen huge improvement in the big's defense behind the scenes just yet, but he thinks the importance of it is beginning to click.
"I think he understands if he wants to stay on the court, he needs to guard," Pitino said. "At the Wisconsin game, he was so bad defensively ... it really hurt us in some crucial moments, so I know he was taking pride in defense yesterday and it was huge."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/245841661.html
Go Gophers!!
It's something Walker says he's been stressing in practice, picking up tips and techniques from his 1-on-1 partner, Eliason. But Walker still has a ways to go. At Wisconsin, the junior had one of his worse defensive showings of the year after getting into early foul trouble and then playing without much energy or aggressiveness down the stretch. Pitino said he hasn't seen huge improvement in the big's defense behind the scenes just yet, but he thinks the importance of it is beginning to click.
"I think he understands if he wants to stay on the court, he needs to guard," Pitino said. "At the Wisconsin game, he was so bad defensively ... it really hurt us in some crucial moments, so I know he was taking pride in defense yesterday and it was huge."
http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/245841661.html
Go Gophers!!
