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This team is just too limited offensively to be better than an NIT team.
Falzon and maybe even Rap would have helped tonight. Lumpkin, Lindsey and Skelly had terrible shooting nights. You can add Ash nd did brown even play? Score?This team is just too limited offensively to be better than an NIT team.
Thanks Collins mentioned fatigue as a factor late in the game. Maybe an extra schlorship bench player would have helped.Brown came in for two minutes early in the first half and made two turnovers. Ash took his minutes after that. Thought we fell in love with the three way too much in the final 8:00.
This team is just too limited offensively to be better than an NIT team.
I hope they become better at recognizing "on" and "off nights."
Collins has repeatedly said he's never going to tell anyone to stop shooting. That "Finding Dory"/"Just Keep Swimming" philosophy is cute and all, but when you're talking about a matter of one or two games in a season, the lack of discipline can be a killer.
Fatigue excuse is BS.
The minutes were spread out much better with pardon back. Macintosh played 31 minutes and still looked fresh. Law was definately fatigued though and lost his legs and shot.Thanks Collins mentioned fatigue as a factor late in the game. Maybe an extra schlorship bench player would have helped.
I thought collins did well balancing the minutes. I didnt see any fatigue at all other than Law was tired. He would be more productive if we could rest him a few more minutes.We had trouble reversing the ball all night, which is pretty much what has made the offense click. The lack of a true pick and pop threat allowed Minny to hedge aggressively and take away our driving lanes. This was a game where Skelly needed to make them pay from deep but just couldn't get it going, we could have really used Falzon here.
The communication on D was very poor at a few points in time, leading to wide open Minny 3s. Against a team that relies on its defense before its offense, we shouldn't allow those kinds of easy looks that let's their shooters establish a rhythm.
The lack of depth is killing this team. Our bench has not shown up in big games, forcing Collins to shorten the rotation which leads to second half slumps. Either Collins needs to trust the guys on the bench to get it done, or we need to build better leads early in the first half.
At one point Collins rolled out a lineup of Ash, Law, Taphorn, Skelly and Benson I think, which promptly led to the start of a Minnesota run and forced a TO. I didn't understand why he was experimenting with an unproven lineup in a tight game like this, especially one that lacks a true ball handler; I also thought playing Scottie at the point for stretches was a bit odd. It's hard to shoulder too much blame on Collins though, with the lack of depth, he only has so many lineups he can go to which can make adjustments difficult to implement.
The minutes were spread out much better with pardon back. Macintosh played 31 minutes and still looked fresh. Law was definately fatigued though and lost his legs and shot.
True and the TV guys said same. They showed him being worked on by trainer? doctor ? Also drinking Gatorade.Collins said BMac was coming out in the second half because he was cramping up. Said his calf was cramping. So definitely not "fresh".
getting old.
For my own sanity, I'm just going to expect we'll lose these games. I had a different mindset last night. Oops.
Well said. 10-8 is still the goal, and it's still possible. We are 1-2, these next two winnable road games (and really every conference game) will be huge to regain momentum. Now we need to go 9-6 to have a good shot.Expectations need to be tempered. I thought all NCAA hype was way overblown (like previous Cubs World Series hype was before this past year). It's not fair to put that kind of pressure on a team still lacking a depth of playmakers. I'm going to try to enjoy the rest of the season without focusing on the end result. The team is entertaining to watch.
One of the programs playing last night did a 180 this year. Too bad it wasn't us.
Falzon and maybe even Rap would have helped tonight. Lumpkin, Lindsey and Skelly had terrible shooting nights. You can add Ash nd did brown even play? Score?
Actually, after whipping Minny twice last season, NU did a 180 last night......