I’m not worried about Red’s coaching… he clearly has a vision and a plan. I am worried about whether the players can focus and execute on each and every possession because so far they have not been able to. They still fall asleep way too often on defense and give up too many easy shots. They also revert to playground ball when they are under pressure or panic which has led to scoring droughts. If you look at each of their three losses they have gotten out of hand because the players have lost focus for a chunk of the game after showing they can play even for long stretches. The talent and athleticism has been upgraded where they can and will dominate lesser teams. The season is going to hinge on whether the UVA game was a learning experience or if that’s how games against decent teams is going to go.
i thnk we are all a bit insecure from how the JB era crashed and burned the last few years
couldnt do anything against the good squads anymore...in dogfights with the dogs
this team is different
theyve played 3 really good teams and gotten smoked ...which was triggering, no doubt
but theyve beaten everyone else...mostly in blowouts lately (encouraging)
JB wasnt doing that lately.
this team has to tighten up to beat the top 10/20...if they can, they will. the margin for error against those squads is small...and will remain so...(but it will also likely get bigger than it currently is)
Okay. Long time lurker, never poster. But now I feel like I want to. Can’t anybody see what one of the best point guards history is doing early in the season. He’s trying to figure what the best skills all his guys have, and trying to fit them together in the best line up. It’s why, for example you Justin Taylor on the floor for 30-plus minutes one and 10 the next. This team is young, but talented enough that when Red figures it out, they are an NCAA tournament quality team. Just relax. Red just needs to get them playing for 40 minutes
fair enough...yeah red is finally getting his rotations figured out.
I expect to see different players feature as the matchup warrants...both within games and throughout the season.
but overall, I expect to see a few players who played a lot early play less as the season goes on a vice versa...
i epxect to see more of copeland, benny and chance
and less of taylor and mcleod