Was glad to see Duke back to his regular leadership self on the floor and nailing all those 3's didn't hurt, either. Our inside game was abysmal as we continue to clank the majority of our shots from within the lane, which is really baffling to me. If we ever learn how to make those bunny shots again, we might get back to our unbeatable ways.
Disappointing to see how often SIU got to the rim, but listening to BW on the post-game, sounds like they had 3 scoring threats and they game planned to take away two of them and let Dibba do his thing, and luckily it wasn't enough for them to pull off the win (but man, he scored at will).
All in all, the game never felt like we were in trouble, certainly not out of control. Would like to see better rotation and ball movement and don't understand why we find ourselves standing still so much on offense, but I suppose that's the difference between the team we saw earlier this year and this one. I'm encouraged by the improvement against a red hot SIU team and hope it continues through Sunday when we play Drake. That game is going to be a good barometer of what we can expect from this team in the tournament.
Side note, had no idea Darius had broken the record for most games played as a Brave. Quite an accomplishment, and it just makes me like him that much more considering we all know he probably had opportunities to go to bigger schools after last year. He'll always hold a special place in my BU heart for sticking around, and I've always loved his attitude and game. I'll really miss him next year after he graduates.
