[Hieronymus]

Nice defensive run at the end to get it to OT, but it’s more frustrating than hope inducing. And of course the defense collapsed in OT. Where was that q4 defensive stretch all game or the last 10-12 games of the season?

This for me is the season in a nutshell. The offense never got better and ranged from meh to terrible. 70 in regulation was about the ceiling against a decent team. The only positive was turnovers got better as the season went on, but a big drop in offensive rebounding cancelled that improvement out.

The big change in season was the drop in defense. Early in the year they were giving up 60s or less most games. When the losing streak kicked in that became 70s or 80s most games, and as noted 70+ in regulation was a guaranteed loss. Not sure why we had the drop in defense, but it killed the season.

Nothing to debate now on the NCAAs - the loss today guarantees we are out. We were in fact the 13th best team in the ACC even when mostly healthy, and there isn’t any sugar coating it.

I don’t think Paye gets fired this quickly, but I do think next year is and should be make or break for the staff.

[Hieronymus]

Nice defensive run at the end to get it to OT, but it’s more frustrating than hope inducing. And of course the defense collapsed in OT. Where was that q4 defensive stretch all game or the last 10-12 games of the season?

This for me is the season in a nutshell. The offense never got better and ranged from meh to terrible. 70 in regulation was about the ceiling against a decent team. The only positive was turnovers got better as the season went on, but a big drop in offensive rebounding cancelled that improvement out.

The big change in season was the drop in defense. Early in the year they were giving up 60s or less most games. When the losing streak kicked in that became 70s or 80s most games, and as noted 70+ in regulation was a guaranteed loss. Not sure why we had the drop in defense, but it killed the season.

Nothing to debate now on the NCAAs - the loss today guarantees we are out. We were in fact the 13th best team in the ACC even when mostly healthy, and there isn’t any sugar coating it.

I don’t think Paye gets fired this quickly, but I do think next year is and should be make or break for the staff.