12-02-2018, 07:01 PM
(12-02-2018, 06:36 PM)chimera Wrote: I was busy and couldn't watch but sure sounds like not much went well. Getting out-rebounded like that and the poor defense are the scariest things. Those are effort and hustle to a large extent. Gonzaga is good but really, we have the talent to beat them, even on the road. Some of our key players struggled a lot, actually most of them did, by the stats. I hate to say this but maybe the optimism for the season was a bit premature. Team is young and should improve a bunch but by now the upperclassmen should be farther along.
Not going to lie - today was depressing. Switching between UConn-Notre Dame and our game against Gonzaga was like going from Texas varsity blues to Vermont junior varsity. They were playing at a totally different level. We have a long way to go before we are competitive with the top teams. And it wasn't just lack of energy, but the little things: finding mismatches, finishing in traffic, creating spacing, crisp passing, getting back on defense. Given the way that Baylor is thrashing South Carolina, I think it's extremely unlikely we'll keep this losing streak at one...