when we go down by 8+...

[amestoplease]

after quickly skimming the play-by-play of conference games, we are 0-4 in games where we get down by 8+ points. i dont think its a coincidence that they are all on the road but as far as being mentally tough, i immediately feel like the game is over when the deficit hits about 10 and thought i would actually see if that was the case. it definitely looks like we cant wait to get the ball back to try and get back in the game with our offense and appears to come at the expense of not focusing on playing tight defense. thank god for whiskey.

 

[rochclone]

Defense is really about being fundamentally sound and stopping dribble penetration. The addition of McKay has been terrific in many respects but this squad has lost any identity of what they are trying to consistently do on defense. If we are going to take chances by doubling the post then we need to force 12-15 turnovers a game. When you take "risks" on defense and force only seven turnovers.....well you are going to get slaughtered and that is exactly what happened tonight.