Leaky D & give WF/Manning Credit

[SU94]

Wake has 34 points with 14 minutes left in the game. They scored 39 points from there on out (yes, aided a bit by FTs, as we trailed late). Prorated, that's 111.4 points per 40 minutes.

Bottom line, we did not get enough stops down the stretch.

 

[pearl31]

yep and how many of those were on 3s? They were straight money down the stretch

 

[Newhouser]

Last night we looked a step slow all night - though it may have been the funky camera angle fooling me. That said - it also looked like the first time we were totally spent at the end which was surprising as the pace was not fast. Mentioned in other threads but a 6 man rotation is not going to survive the ACC.

 

[SU94]

Last night we looked a step slow all night - though it may have been the funky camera angle fooling me. That said - it also looked like the first time we were totally spent at the end which was surprising as the pace was not fast. Mentioned in other threads but a 6 man rotation is not going to survive the ACC.

I hear your (and many folk's) point about fatigue, specifically for Battle and Howard. But I just cannot give it much credence. I mean, before last night, SU had played 5 games in the previous 24 days. That's nothing. As if Battle/Howard somehow had 4 minutes of rest in the Buffalo or Eastern Michigan game, would it have served us last night? To me, that is nonsensical. I can understand managing fatigue during the Big East Tourney (hey, we've never won an ACCT game) or for a sport like baseball, where they play 29-30 days a month (NBA too ... longer games, much more frequent). But college hoops? I just think JAB is actually providing a tactical advantage when he plays Battle and Howard 40 minutes, while the other squad's "limit" their top players to 34-36 minutes. And all of that is before factoring in the timeouts, traditional timeouts, foul shots, halftime, replay reviews, etc.

 

[Newhouser]

I hear your (and many folk's) point about fatigue, specifically for Battle and Howard. But I just cannot give it much credence. I mean, before last night, SU had played 5 games in the previous 24 days. That's nothing. As if Battle/Howard somehow had 4 minutes of rest in the Buffalo or Eastern Michigan game, would it have served us last night? To me, that is nonsensical. I can understand managing fatigue during the Big East Tourney (hey, we've never won an ACCT game) or for a sport like baseball, where they play 29-30 days a month (NBA too ... longer games, much more frequent). But college hoops? I just think JAB is actually providing a tactical advantage when he plays Battle and Howard 40 minutes, while the other squad's "limit" their top players to 34-36 minutes. And all of that is before factoring in the timeouts, traditional timeouts, foul shots, halftime, replay reviews, etc.

I hear you as well, I don't necessarily think it's always physical but a combination of physical and mental fatigue that shows up later in games on defensive close outs, FT's, shot selection, etc. Can be argued both ways.