My thoughts:

Defense has looked better against ND and Radford. Radford is a good team and made a lot of difficult contested jumpers and drives.

We have 5 freshmen that are all capable of contributing immediately at the CAA level of play. Let that statement sink in.

If we had been healthy throughout the preseason and start of the season we would have a winning record right now, likely 4-1, with wins at UIC, ND and home against Radford.

While its great for the underclassmen to be getting this experience and it will speed their development, the injuries are hindering Shaver's ability to establish the rotation he will take into CAA play.

I'm amazed by Nathan's soft touch and variety of release points around the basket. Great job foul shooting too. Would like to see Nathan get on the boards more defensively.

Scott and Loewe will be fine in the long run. Remember the debates some had on here during Cohn's first year questioning if he was ever going to be the answer at point and some calling for Tot to replace him. In crunch time they are so committed to the drive and kick that they are making bad decisions instead of just taking what the defense is giving them. It will come...

Glad Jihar finally found some offensive success. He had been a liability due to his low shooting percentage in previous games, where is was taking and missing quality shots. Still think he's the odd man out once everyone is healthy, but hopefully last night was the boost in confidence he needed.

I'm as bummed as anyone about our record right now, but I'm not discouraged and think this team will put it all together in the second half of the season.