Hit me with your best shot!

I love Pat Benatar's music, and this year the song "Hit me with your best shot" rings in my ears. Several times this year the opposition has drained 3 pointer after 3 pointer against our perimeter defense. Why is the question.

1. Where's Marcus? Medical redshirt. Marcus was our stopper, but he can only do so much in a nice dress suit.
2. Ty Lawson's height. He's 5-10. Several big guards are 6-4 to 6-6, and they can easily shoot over Ty's outstreched arms.
3. Bobby Frasor has a new role on this team: defensive stopper. To be a defensive stopper, you have to be quick. Bobby's not slow, but he has lost a step since his Freshman year.
4. Ellington is not a good defensive player. He has improved, but he takes certain risks that put us out of position during the game. He does record some steals, but his play would be better if he was in front of the dribbler instead of being at the side. I like it when the defender is between the basket and the shooter.
5. Will Graves has been kicked off the team. While he was never a defensive expert, he did offer 10 minutes of fresh legs in the game.
6. Will Drew II can play some D, but his point guard skills are suspect. That's why his minutes are usually in the single digits.

We need to play smart ball. If we are fundamentally sound, our offense will usually win the games for us. Our Defense doesn't carry our team, but a lack of defense allows our opponents to win a game or two.