Wasn't around to watch the game until now. Here are some thoughts:
-How do you have almost an entire D-I roster incapable of shooting a basketball?
-How do you have almost an entire D-I roster incapable of successfully driving the basketball to the rim? Honestly, Rose is really the only one on the roster capable of doing so, but he can't finish worth a shit most of the time. NPL is clueless around the rim. Alani, god bless him, is just too small to drive in traffic.
-Whoever decided Dunn should play a second this season royally ****ed up. He should've redshirted. If he gave a Khalif Wyatt play me, or I'm transferring, cya.
-Hamilton can't play at this level. I'm not sure he could play in the Big South, but he's not close to an AAC player
-Parks adds some much needed size and toughness, but he doesn't know what he's doing half the time. He commits a lot of really dumb fouls.
-In that same vein, same with Forrester. Unfortunately for Forrester and for us, he's maybe 6'8. He needs to get significantly stronger. He still needs to play every minute he can until he fouls out. Not sure what the reasoning was for him playing 12 minutes against Tulsa, but that can't happen unless he's injured. We'll take his lumps, especially when he's undersized against basically everyone he faces, because he's the best we have.
-To add to that, we need an actual center very, very badly. Forrester is a 4, not a 5 with any roster we're going to put together.
-Moorman and Rose really haven't improved at all. Rose is trying more on D, but that isn't saying much. I'd say Perry hasn't improved, but if nothing else, he's turned into a good shooter (but not at all the more complete player I was hoping he'd be at this point)
-Has anyone on this coaching staff ever seen zone defense before? It's like it's their first time watching basketball. I'm not sure if that is a testament to McKie's lack of preparation, or if the players just tune him out or what. You can't have everyone standing around the three point line, especially when we can't shoot. If every team we play utilizes a zone defense, we won't win another game this year.
-JPL needs to play, and he needs to play as many minutes as possible. Yes, he commits too many freshman mistakes, but he's one of just a few players on this team with much of a clue. I'd rather him learn that watch continued boneheaded plays by our senior 'leader'.
-We're very soft. The defensive intensity is better this year than last year, but Tulsa and other teams put up too many easy shots inside and out without much of a fight. Notice how everything we put up was contested. This cannot happen.
-Recruiting needs to improve significantly. This is a top 4 A10 roster at best. We have no chance against teams like Memphis.
