Looking back on our season, it's hard to point to a game in December and say that was our turning point, but I believe that is the case with the Oklahoma game. There are two reasons why I think that:
- We gunned and missed so many 3s that game. If you don't recall, we were 4-32!!!!!! I think Jay realized after that game, we must diversify the offense by shooting less 3s and more 2 point shots. Our offense started to change after that and we became much more efficient by shooting and making many more 2 point shots. This led to much better balance on offense and our 3 point shooting begin to climb.
- The OU guards killed us from 3 and off the bounce. We couldn't keep them in front of us. What does Jay do going forward? Start playing a lot more 2-3 zone vs. teams with quick athletic guards. And when we play man vs. these types of teams, he'll have Bridges guard the quickest guard (although, that may not be a direct result of the OU game). Jay still loves his man to man defense, but he's realizing being stubborn can cost you. This is another sign of why he's a great coach - willing to change even though it goes against all he believed.
