Can't really read through all this. Granted some players who aren't experienced with producing on a consistent level, especially during winning time, didn't come through. Many want to blame Ross who has a lot of potential but is simply too inexperienced.
This is not blaming the loss on this player, but we win that game if Ball hits his makeable 3s which he went 3-11. He did a lot of good things, had some bad moments on D, but to win that type of game, he has to knock down at least 2 more 3s on that volume of takes.
And honorable mention for why we lost is Karaban, the team leader, going 4-13 and 1-6 from deep and fouling out. The players many want to blame this loss on should not have been on the floor late in that game and/or counted upon if he could have been on the floor and more productive.
I realize that many of us, including me, thought this team looked so deep and talented before we started to face high level competition, but the fact is, for whatever reason, the games are just too big for many of the less experienced players to step up when the more experienced ones aren't producing. Of course things would be different if McNeeley was playing, but the collective, both experienced and inexperienced need to step up to get the W in these winnable games.
Wow! Yet again another L, other than the Dayton game, where we lost by 1 or 2 possessions and had opportunities to flip the score late. The margin of error is so narrow. Ball just connecting on one of those late 3s changes the outcome of that game. Ross would not have been in that position if Solo connected on one of them.
To end this on a positive note, which probably only makes me feel a little better, Mahaney, although had a few bad moments, played very well and looked good running the half court offense. I hope he can continue to build on that. He's been the Boneyard punching bad for most of the season. Nice to see him punch back.
