I had the thought watching the game last night and realizing we are soft as Charmin. I love KO as coach, he has turned around our off the court issues and is moving the program forward in a honorable manner. But man, are our kids too nice? He talks about doing things "the right way" and getting kids who want to be at UConn. I mean that is good thing I guess but there is no chip on the shoulder, no swagger, no willingness to fight back when getting punched in the mouth. The only kid on the team with some street swagger seems to be Adams. UConn teams were tough. This team is soft (at least right now) . On paper we should be way better than last year, but we are not, for one reason: Boat. Say what you will about Boat, but he was a fighter, tooth and nail. And that is a 2 way thing. Not just punching back at other team, but being tough with your own team when it needs fire. We have no one that the rest of the team can look to for toughness and leadership. We look so meek and tentative.
I dont want to hear about "comebacks" .
1) The kids shouldnt wait until the game is out of reach to start playing fearless basketball. (and make no mistake, this season we play meek and with tentative fear until the score dictates that we can throw caution to the wind. Then all of a sudden we take and make 3's, we go to the hoop strong, we defend with abandon)
2)Looking at "comebacks" is fools gold. They dont exist in a vacuum. Other teams tend to let up a bit with big cushions.
I can do without the black hole on offense and the propensity for traveling and stepping on baselines. However, if we could use him like a goon on a hockey team and send him "over the boards" to straighten someone out when they mess with our hothouse flower delicate geniuses we'd all be the better for it.
