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[QUOTE="DoctahLexus, post: 5045508, member: 6798"]
In spite of all the horrible moments in the Cornell game, it is worth remembering that we turn the ball over less than most teams in the country. We are currently 13th in the nation for lowest turnovers per game. Last year we were 2nd or third. Cornell game is an outlier on the season. Our other losses were battles to the finish where we held our own. Cornell is the only one we let slip away from a position where the odds clearly favored us winning. This team is not particularly sloppy when it comes to turnovers and the stats show that.

Think our big issue on the season has been either bad shooting/finishing or just impatient shooting early in the shot clock when a better look is coming later. That has held us back more this season than just plain sloppiness. Those do not show up as turnovers but they are just as costly. Stevens English and others have struggled with outside shooting. Thomson and others have struggled with finishing inside. Despite all the slop, in the end not capitalizing on our shots in the second half is what cost us the game against Cornell, because the quality looks were still there for the most part. I am not worried about Gait running things in game with March fully involved in prep (and surely motivated to get it right since he won’t be at the game).

Just need to go out and prove that game does not define us. We are right back on track with a win tomorrow.
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