These were the kinds of games last year that having a guy like Jalen Adams was nice. He played as well as you would expect of a senior guard against an inferior opponent and they ran every cupcake out of the gym last year from the tip.
We have yet to see one game this year where they dominate for 40 minutes v. a mid major. Sacred Heart was a bad first half, St. Joe's they forgot to play defense for 40 minutes, Maine they were inept on offense and sloppy in transition, Iona was another choppy first half.
These are three layups they need to win by 20 plus and look formidable out of the gate to correct some of their ineptness early on that has hurt their NET and also get rotations & roles polished up for Cincy on New Year's day and conference play.
Experiment with lineups, less shot attempts and more passing for AG, more shots for Bouk, more looks for Polley, more run for Sid. Continue feeding Carlton but maybe not quite as much.