In what I intend to be a weekly/bi-weekly column, this piece aims to expand on trends for the basketball team relative to season expectations (in this case) or progression/regression as compared to prior weeks. In short, you can use this analysis as sort of a stock report for the hoops squad in terms of individual + team performance, sets and lineups. Blazing Hot Tarris Reed, Destroyer of Worlds. The sophomore big was one of the few bright spots defensively last season, providing quality rim-protection and flashing the ability to switch on the perimeter in a limited role as a freshman. But I'm not sure anyone could anticipate the type of one-man wrecking crew we witnessed versus St. John's. Here's 18 seconds of torture chamber defense courtesy of Mr. Reed. That is a 6'10/265 human being blitzing a ballscreen, navigating around an additional ballscreen before a full-on switch against a guard, beating said guard to the spot + forcing the errant pass, closing out