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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4114580, member: 10435"] Just as toughness can manifest itself only in the 4th quarter as you hypothesize, so can exhaustion. We scored 3 points in that quarter. That wasn't due to toughness by SC. We threw the ball away like it was kryptonite. That wasn't due to toughness by SC. If you don't believe in exhaustion by teams I will give you two examples off the top of my head. Wisconsin men beat the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats in the national semis and then have nothing left against Duke. Gonzaga beats UCLA last year in the national semis on a last second shot and is a different team against Baylor. Were both of those wins due to the opponent's toughness? No, teams get tired, spent, unsharp and unfocused. Gamecocks were stronger and deeper than us and had two cakewalks especially on Sunday. We didn't on Sunday and our core 3 played too many minutes against Minnesota. Geno is not going to fix what's wrong by just preaching toughness, which is overrated as a one stop cure all. There are fundamental flaws on defense such as no boxing out, turning your head, not moving your feet and poor help defense underneath, There are issues on offense also with one being Evina's passivity in the second half of games which is a carryover from last year. I'm sorry, I will never agree with you that we lost that game due to toughness alone. We are just not a "tough" team and no amount of inspirational speeches will make us one. We need fundamentals, Aubrey to come back, our bench to become significant contributors and right now a lot of rest. You will see a different team against Seton Hall. I will be there to witness it. [/QUOTE]

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