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Message: [QUOTE="DogMania, post: 5128282, member: 21"] 1. Obvious: Team can't seem to defend without fouling. It's impacting how aggressive they can defend, their overall chemistry, putting the other team at the line far too frequently and giving their opponent lots of confidence to keep on attacking them. 2. None of the 5 on the floor seem to be executing the motion offense quickly enough to gain much of an advantage. The off the ball players aren't starting their movements quickly enough. The problem is not always our ball handler's fault when their teammates aren't setting and hitting the screens on time. Granted, Memphis did a great job of pressuring our handlers and sticking with our cutters, but against CO they just weren't sharp. I hope it's a learning curve execution thing and not a BBIQ and physical thing. 3. They don't seem to be successfully attacking the basket as they were against the less competitive teams. They attacked more against CO than in the Memphis game, but IMO needed to attack the basket more often against CO, especially late in the game. McNeeley is one of our best at it. Alex needs to continue to work on his handle and attack the paint like he did in the first few games. And Diarra, Nowell and Ross seem capable. Let's see if they all improve in this area. [/QUOTE]