I'm far more concerned about the coaching staff than the players. The players are young and like I've said a thousand times, non-elite freshman can only be asked to be role players, and the freshmen on this team are being asked to do too much, but there is no other option. All of these kids will be solid four year players which this program has so desperately lacked over the past decade aside from two classes.
However, I am concerned that the staff has gotten severely outcoached these past two games, especially on the defensive end. No adjustments made when teams are lighting us up from the outside. Weak close outs by the guards and routinely being on different pages when it comes to whether to switch or not. I knew it would be a very tough season but this trend of giving up countless WIDE open threes game after game is very unsettling
I agree. That's what it looks like. Our upperclassmen, Johnson, Jones and M'vouika are not playing like upperclassmen. Mullin needs to find another way to get through to them. What he's doing now clearly isn't working.
Using the term upperclassmen does not really describe 2 guys coming off injuries, and 1 guy who barely played for 2 years. So yes they are not playing like upperclassmen. We really have no one who has the experience and maturity you'd expect from real upperclassmen. I might say Felix but he can't get on the court.