A couple observations from yesterday:
1. We did not lose the game because our poor FT shooting, we lost the game because we absolutely could not stop Texas Tech defensively, particularly inside. When we did manage to get a stop, Texas Tech crashed the boards and got an offensive rebound. Even if we shot 100% from the stripe, we still would have lost because our defense was unable to stop them.
2. The whole theory that rebounding is not that important is hilarious. When you lose the rebounding battle by 23, you aren't winning basketball games. Texas Tech also had 10 fast break points, so the whole lose the rebounding battle is OK as long as you prevent transition scores didn't work very well this game.
3. Trey Davis played 31 points scored 1 point and grabbed zero boards (he continues to play long stretches of game as the invisible man on the court). He's out there but sure as heck he isn't doing much. Deion scored 2 points and had 2 rebounds in 28 minutes. When you play a big game on the road, you need your seniors to step up. Is anyone surprised at all by these lines at this point in their careers?
4. On a positive side, Khwan had a great game. 13 points and most of his scores were on lay-ups after he beat his man off the dribble. Anyone else want to see Khwan start over Trey? I know that isn't happening though. He is playing starter minutes though.
5. The biggest concern from this game is the injury to SDJ. Terry is our best player but SDJ is our most critical player. The loss of him for any significant time would be pretty devastating. I don't see us beating St. Joes if SDJ is out.
The one thing I will say about this game is that we did not quit. In Florida, we didn't show up and then folded like a cheap suit as soon Florida showed some fight. I thought our energy level was great throughout, we just got flat out beat.
As for Texas Tech, they are 10-1, they returned all 5 starters, we played them in their building, they have a great coach, they are good. Yeah I would have liked to get this win and felt we could have won this game, but geez, losing to them does not mean we suck. We still are in pretty good shape if we can perform in the league this year.
1. We did not lose the game because our poor FT shooting, we lost the game because we absolutely could not stop Texas Tech defensively, particularly inside. When we did manage to get a stop, Texas Tech crashed the boards and got an offensive rebound. Even if we shot 100% from the stripe, we still would have lost because our defense was unable to stop them.
2. The whole theory that rebounding is not that important is hilarious. When you lose the rebounding battle by 23, you aren't winning basketball games. Texas Tech also had 10 fast break points, so the whole lose the rebounding battle is OK as long as you prevent transition scores didn't work very well this game.
3. Trey Davis played 31 points scored 1 point and grabbed zero boards (he continues to play long stretches of game as the invisible man on the court). He's out there but sure as heck he isn't doing much. Deion scored 2 points and had 2 rebounds in 28 minutes. When you play a big game on the road, you need your seniors to step up. Is anyone surprised at all by these lines at this point in their careers?
4. On a positive side, Khwan had a great game. 13 points and most of his scores were on lay-ups after he beat his man off the dribble. Anyone else want to see Khwan start over Trey? I know that isn't happening though. He is playing starter minutes though.
5. The biggest concern from this game is the injury to SDJ. Terry is our best player but SDJ is our most critical player. The loss of him for any significant time would be pretty devastating. I don't see us beating St. Joes if SDJ is out.
The one thing I will say about this game is that we did not quit. In Florida, we didn't show up and then folded like a cheap suit as soon Florida showed some fight. I thought our energy level was great throughout, we just got flat out beat.
As for Texas Tech, they are 10-1, they returned all 5 starters, we played them in their building, they have a great coach, they are good. Yeah I would have liked to get this win and felt we could have won this game, but geez, losing to them does not mean we suck. We still are in pretty good shape if we can perform in the league this year.