volsarelife1
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2017
- Messages
- 12,316
- Likes
- 15,570
1. There's no sugarcoating things. This team has a glaring problem of forgetting how to play the last 8 minutes of a game. All 3 of our losses we looked completely lost down the stretch. It's time to stop with moral things of well we played tough against a team. We've got to learn to close out games with a lead.
2. On the flip side of point 1, the first 32 minutes we looked like world beaters out there. Looked like we could play any team. We were holding them with our defense. Our defense can be stifling at times and I like that.
3. Some more negatives. We are lost and have no idea what to do when Williams or Schofield are out. I think we rely on them too much throughout the game, and once they're out we're lost. Bone has zero clue how to operate with pressure and being trapped. That's a recurring theme. On that point, this was probably Barnes worst coaching to date for us. He didn't draw up sets when we were struggling to score or to inbound the ball.
4. We're still a good 3 point shooting team. 40% again today. That's a good sign. Speaking of 3s. Why does Bowden just disappear in that 2nd half of games? He's got to stay aggressive and we need to run sets for him.
5. Another positive is that we forced them into more turnovers than assists. That's something we seem to do a lot. We also out rebounded them.
6. Another positive is down the stretch of overtime this team did not quit. If they could play like that the final 8 minutes of regulation, we wouldn't be in overtime.
7. Overall this game sucks. No other way to put it. But let's hope this doesn't bring out all the negative people. This is one of the toughest places to play and there's a reason we were underdogs. This is NOT the end of the season by any means. Let's regroup and go on a run through the SEC.
2. On the flip side of point 1, the first 32 minutes we looked like world beaters out there. Looked like we could play any team. We were holding them with our defense. Our defense can be stifling at times and I like that.
3. Some more negatives. We are lost and have no idea what to do when Williams or Schofield are out. I think we rely on them too much throughout the game, and once they're out we're lost. Bone has zero clue how to operate with pressure and being trapped. That's a recurring theme. On that point, this was probably Barnes worst coaching to date for us. He didn't draw up sets when we were struggling to score or to inbound the ball.
4. We're still a good 3 point shooting team. 40% again today. That's a good sign. Speaking of 3s. Why does Bowden just disappear in that 2nd half of games? He's got to stay aggressive and we need to run sets for him.
5. Another positive is that we forced them into more turnovers than assists. That's something we seem to do a lot. We also out rebounded them.
6. Another positive is down the stretch of overtime this team did not quit. If they could play like that the final 8 minutes of regulation, we wouldn't be in overtime.
7. Overall this game sucks. No other way to put it. But let's hope this doesn't bring out all the negative people. This is one of the toughest places to play and there's a reason we were underdogs. This is NOT the end of the season by any means. Let's regroup and go on a run through the SEC.
Last edited: