Now that Im 38 I have learned not to post right away during/after a game like that. These are college players not pros and not 1 and dones. We have started poorly in just about every game, but IMO Jay will rectify that. We have shot the 3 ball poorly, IMO Jay will slightly alter our offense and IMO we will shoot the ball better as the year moves forward. OK shot over 50% from 3, I think it was 14-26, that probably will not happen to us again. As I have read on CBS, they looked like a legit Final 4 veteran team. I doubt they shoot the ball that well many other times all year, plsu they have a lottery pick in Hield. My biggest fear is our defensive rebounding. In a game like that where the other team is that good and making their shots, when they do miss, we HAVE TO REBOUND. I have seen it throughout the year where for whatever reason, besides lack of size, we find ourselves not in good defensive rebounding position as a team. We have played with smaller line ups throughout Jay's tenure, but we have always rebounded the ball well defensively despite that lack of size. Losing Ennis, JVP and Hilliard really shows how well they rebounded the ball. I have faith in Jay and the coaches that this will improve. If we were shooting the ball better our lack of rebounding would not be so pronounced. But not getting 2nd chance opportunities and then allowing 2-3 extra possessions for the opponent was glaring last night. Last night was ugly but it can be a teachable moment. Finally, I do find the fact that I keep reading post game comments about our youth somewhat misleading. Very few teams start 2 SRs and 2 JRs. I get it that Hart and Jenkins are starting for the first time. But Arch is a 4 year starter and DO is starting his 3rd season. I am really looking forward to seeing how we respond against UVA. They are not as talented as OK but they play great D and have a tremendous G in Brogdon.
