HaydenHawk56
Well-Known Member
Taking everything into consideration, they have not done great things collectively.
They have done some very good things like the NIT run, blowing out Michigan at home, and beating OSU on the road. But, far to often, they wilted when it mattered.
I do think there are definitely chinks in the Fran armor with basketball fundamentals and the silly things the players do or don't do over and over again (moving screens, defensive breakdowns on defending screens, etc) but it could be a case of these players gave most of what they could give. I do think there is a problem with chemistry, but this team still showed the same types of problems in their early losses this year.
I think the effort was better tonight and would have been good enough to beat Northwestern and Illinois for sure. But, this team could not beat the good teams on a consistent basis. Could not win on the big stage.
I think we need to seriously look at getting bulky power forwards/centers so we can do some pushing around of other teams ourselves. Height is great, but you have to have size to go with it.
I think we are too skinny for when it really matters. And, we also need some more consistent shooters in the program.
Fran is going to have to continue to work very hard to upgrade the talent/size.
They have done some very good things like the NIT run, blowing out Michigan at home, and beating OSU on the road. But, far to often, they wilted when it mattered.
I do think there are definitely chinks in the Fran armor with basketball fundamentals and the silly things the players do or don't do over and over again (moving screens, defensive breakdowns on defending screens, etc) but it could be a case of these players gave most of what they could give. I do think there is a problem with chemistry, but this team still showed the same types of problems in their early losses this year.
I think the effort was better tonight and would have been good enough to beat Northwestern and Illinois for sure. But, this team could not beat the good teams on a consistent basis. Could not win on the big stage.
I think we need to seriously look at getting bulky power forwards/centers so we can do some pushing around of other teams ourselves. Height is great, but you have to have size to go with it.
I think we are too skinny for when it really matters. And, we also need some more consistent shooters in the program.
Fran is going to have to continue to work very hard to upgrade the talent/size.
