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[QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 224266, member: 485"]
I don't think our shorter rotations had as much to do with our tighter games as (a) failing to rebound well --not many second chances for us; too many for our opponents; (b) lack of real good defensive quickness at the top of the zone;  (c) inconsistent shooting performances from BT, Kris and James; and (d) lack of scoring from the blocks.   
 
We have a lot of strengths (balance, shot blocking, Dion, experience, best 6th and 7th men, transition finishing), but these four factors explain why we struggled on several nights, even though we got those 31 wins.   
 
We were good (obviously) right from the beginning of the year, but who among our guys got better over the season? Maybe James?  But his improvement was offset by some others that plateaued vs expectations (BT).     Our frosh did not come on to make contributions (did not get much chance) -- other teams had frosh in their main rotations.  
Schedule was back-end loaded with G-Town, UConn 2x, Louisville 2x, USF -- several good defensive teams, good coaches, and teams with at least one good frosh in the rotation.  Here I am thinking about Collins for USF, Bohanan for Louisville, Otto Porter for GT, Boatright & Drummond for UConn.
 
To make a deep run, we need BT, Kris & Scoop to regroup.  And they should and will.
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