(01-07-2018 04:01 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote: (01-07-2018 03:55 PM)82hawk Wrote: Wow. Just wow. Wait until we play the top half of the CAA. William and Mary may beat us by 40.
Getting throttled by Ud has to be a low point no? Absolutely pathetic I’d be shocked if we don’t finish last in conference. I’ve been given very little reason to be remotely optimistic
Delaware loses by 25 to the Tribe at Delaware, and we lose by 20 to Delaware at Delaware, This may end up being the worst season in the history of men's basketball.
We've beaten Campbell(7-8), Drexel (7-9) as our only Div I wins. Add that to wins against DIII Greensboro College(4-6) and DIII NC Wesleyan(4-7) who lost to Greensboro by 34(we only beat them by 25), and you have the sum of our wins in 16 games.
Listening to McGrath, i'm even more worried. He said he tried every type of defense. Here's the problem. We suck at man and play it most of the time. We switch to a zone just a bit. He said we tried trapping and a triangle and 2. But, those switches only happen when the man to man starts to really go down hill so it's a prayer when things are falling apart. Not the best time to toss in defenses we never play and likely practice rarely.
Guess what we haven't done yet??? PRESS. Why the hell not? How much worse can it get? Play your precious man to man, but start forcing other teams to adapt by pressing off made baskets maybe 25% of the time. Force some turnovers, get some deflections, run some clock. Talley, Taylor, Fornes, Cacock and Bryan have all learned the press under Keatts. Heck, even Powell has practiced it for his whole college career. Let these players at least try something that allows them to be aggressive and gives them some confidence and adrenaline on defense.