(01-17-2026, 04:57 PM)burger Wrote: Lots of blame to go around here. Notably, our bigs have been really awful with turnovers. And defensive rebounding is really bad.
I really don't understand what happened with rebounding. We were among the leaders in D-I in defensive rebounding rate in the pre-conference games. But against the ACC, we've been horrendous. It's like they forgot how to block out or something. Feels like a coaching thing--a shift in priorities maybe?
Anyway, after the ND loss, it looked like an 0-6 conference start was a real possibility. I can live with 3-3.
In early games we were the big team. No loonger. Plus, our big play with mittens on. Rohosy and Giltay are the worst, but Kamman is right there with them today. We could really use the "good" Okpara today.Two athletic guys are guarding Okorie almost all the time. He still has some points but it's tough. JDS made several good plays so they guarded him more aggressively. Agarwal is a terrific shooter, but he lacks quickness and speed to keep up here. At least it will be interesting to see what changes Smith might come up with.