One Stat that is very Concerning

[CL82]

I believe the turnovers are not because of necessarily careless play, but more of over penetrating

There's a tendency to drive without purpose. Too many drives without a lane and no one to pass to. That results in charges, lost balls, blocks, passes out of bounds, turnovers, and bigs getting stripped after dumb passes. Be aggressive but be aggressive with a plan.

Want to drive and kick? Know where who's getting ball when defense collapses. Going to hoop? Go strong and score or draw a foul. Yeah things change and defenses' react, but I feel like our offense drifts into playground ball too much. I'm sure the staff is working on it.

 

[Tex-Lager93]

To me, the Assist to Turnover Ratio is one to watch. There's no question that Turnovers have spiked - but we are playing at a different speed than previous years / and it takes time to get used to it. Rique is essentially a freshman who hasn't been able to play at speed for years...he and the team will improve as the year progresses.

What's interesting, though, is the Assist/Turnover Ratio has improved. We were in the bottom 5 LY - circa 0.83. It was pathetic - lots of standing around and hero ball. This year, we're over 1.00, despite the spike in turnovers (+2 per game v LY). Why? Because there is better spacing, passing and team ball. It's still not where we need it to be - but it'll improve over time.

 

[huskyrob1]

I still think a realistic at worst expectation for AAC play is 10-8 or 11-7 based on what we have seen so far. The schedule isnt as brutal since we only play Houston once at home. Assuming we lose to Villanova, that would put us at either 19 or 20 wins going into the AAC Tournament.

Not so sure we'll lose to Villanova, we match up well with them, and IMO are vastly overrated.