Can we believe it's just a tough road loss

[cliftonparksufan]

and that we will protect our home court this week. Let's just remember that winning on the road is hard. Let's see how the team reacts Tuesday night. Hopefully it's in a positive manner.

 

[jdubs30]

Yes. 5 conference games. 3 on the road. 4-1 record. I'll take it.

Judging by this conference so far, no game is an autoamtic win, especially on the road. Clemson just played really well yesterday.

 

[texascpa]

And our nemesis came back - poor outside shooting. This loss had nothing to do with possible sanctions.

 

[Coach Orange]

Teams that require this much individual and team development on both ends of the floor are often inconsistent. It is a "two steps forward, one step back" process. Though there have definitely been improvements, the team just doesn't possess a collection of players with polished fundamentals this season.

The only thing that bothered me was the lack of defensive effort at the end of the first half. There are defensive mistakes, and then there is a lack of fight. The team displayed the latter yesterday in the waning moments of the first 20 minutes. It's human nature; the shots weren't falling on the one end, so the effort disappeared on the other. The good news is that the players didn't continue that helpless lack of intensity in the second half.