How many recall the familiar feeling from last year of falling well behind early, then fighting all the way back only to run out of gas and lose by a few?
I think most of our losses last year went like that. So here's what I think are the keys to every game this season. Time will tell...
Top three on my list are the main ones...
1- defense- NOT allow them off to an early lead, contain their 3pt shooters and keep them from getting easy layups, hold them in the 60's
2- we need to shoot the three well and MAKE OUR LAYUPS- we had way too many missed layups and missed dunks last year
3- limit turnovers, no stepping out of bounds on the sidelines and throwing fancy passes that don't connect
4- Need to rebound well - do not allow gobs of offensive rebounds to the opponent
5- find a go-to guy who can get a bucket or a trip to the FT line like Jaquan did
I won't be surprised if Saint Louis does to us like what they did last year. They are experienced, big and shoot very well. It will be a good challenge.
I think most of our losses last year went like that. So here's what I think are the keys to every game this season. Time will tell...
Top three on my list are the main ones...
1- defense- NOT allow them off to an early lead, contain their 3pt shooters and keep them from getting easy layups, hold them in the 60's
2- we need to shoot the three well and MAKE OUR LAYUPS- we had way too many missed layups and missed dunks last year
3- limit turnovers, no stepping out of bounds on the sidelines and throwing fancy passes that don't connect
4- Need to rebound well - do not allow gobs of offensive rebounds to the opponent
5- find a go-to guy who can get a bucket or a trip to the FT line like Jaquan did
I won't be surprised if Saint Louis does to us like what they did last year. They are experienced, big and shoot very well. It will be a good challenge.