I am in pretty deep denial that we lost this game. This should have been a 10 point win. We had every opportunity to open this game up and we didn’t. We outrebounded them. They (finally!) had more fouls than us!
Take a look at our starters +/- tonight and how long they stayed in.
I think we need to talk about Dan, our “savior”. Yep, he can recruit (for now), yep, he can put them through tough practices. We certainly know he can yell and make faces when he’s mad.
But man - he goes into a game with a plan and he does not stray from it. Or he holds onto it WAYYY too long after it’s way too late. He’s indecisive. And it rubs off on the players.
If Clingan came in before the 12 min mark, this game would have had a much different outcome. The man could not be stopped tonight. Why did it take so long for Danny to realize this after watching him dominate all 1st half?
So here we are….3 losses….something many of us would take….but we can’t beat the good Big East teams. We’ve seemed to completed lost our defensive identity at the beginning of the year.
People should be angry. And people should seriously question.
We got a recruiter (for now). But do we have a coach?