...is physical and mental toughness...part of that is because of our youth, and part is our strength...
In every game we've played this year other than UNI, we have built a 10+ point lead early...and in every single one of those games instead of putting the team away, we have let them back into it. We ended out getting hot and killing Wisc.-Milwaukee, but that is the only game that we have been able to relax at the end...when teams (that aren't as talented as us) get behind by 10+ against us, they buckle down and quit settling for jump shots. The start attacking the hoop and the boards and we aren't strong enough to stop them...we also shoot ourselves in the foot by taking horrible shots when we start to build a big lead. Our young guys NEED to realize what is a good shot and what isn't.
...the sky is NOT falling...we do have talented young players, and a good coach. But until we become mentally and physically tougher, we are going to have some very frustrating games to watch.
In every game we've played this year other than UNI, we have built a 10+ point lead early...and in every single one of those games instead of putting the team away, we have let them back into it. We ended out getting hot and killing Wisc.-Milwaukee, but that is the only game that we have been able to relax at the end...when teams (that aren't as talented as us) get behind by 10+ against us, they buckle down and quit settling for jump shots. The start attacking the hoop and the boards and we aren't strong enough to stop them...we also shoot ourselves in the foot by taking horrible shots when we start to build a big lead. Our young guys NEED to realize what is a good shot and what isn't.
...the sky is NOT falling...we do have talented young players, and a good coach. But until we become mentally and physically tougher, we are going to have some very frustrating games to watch.