Seems like our guards compared to teams we face in S16 and E8, for the most part, always are just a hair slow, not as quick and, as a group, don't shoot the 3 very well. Our OADs seemingly are all elite athletes but not fully developed as BASKETBALL players. Our true FR guards don't handle the ball as well as other teams' JRs and SRs. We're always short of pure shooters. In today's game, I think you need at least 2 shooters on the floor at all times and sometimes 3. We didn't have enough shooters today. As others have mentioned, too, we don't have guards and 3s who can create their own shot with consistency.
Cal's done remarkable things at UK but fans are still left with a feeling of 'if only'. Maybe get 1-3 OADs every year and then develop 3+* star kids to be key role players: defender, ball-handling/distributing point guard, spot up 3-point shooter, defender who can guard 1-4, etc. Plenty of minutes and situational PT to go around. Disagree about having 10 playing but perhaps having 3-5 guys who can fill a key role in exploiting matchups would be better than relying on 4+ TR FR every NCAA tourney to carry the team. Generally, they're not ready and haven't been through enough wars and developed their total skillset to the point where we need them to be.
