I don't disagree with any of this. Our bigs are a liability. Will be from here on out.Bad loss no doubt. And the refs didn't cost us the game. Lose a 20 point lead…Ulis and Murray (our best players) getting lost on defense and giving up easy shots in crunch time…and we can't rebound. We absolutely, positively can't rebound. That last one…the inability to hold teams to one shot is what absolutely kills this team. UT can't shoot a lick. But we gave them 2, 3, 4, shots on almost every single possession. You aren't going to beat anybody doing that. Get that ish corrected with a quickness or we WILL be NIT bound.
I would spend the first hour of the next practice on rebounding drills. If you give up an offense board…run a lap. Give up a 2nd offense board…run two laps. And so on. For a solid hour. Then shoot some free throws…a lot of free throws...and then call it a day.
I am discouraged by the loss…but I'm not completely giving up on the season…yet.
Also, REBOUND THE EFFING BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Poythress played well to start, and once Skal came in because of foul trouble, it was over. I mean, he literally tackled/tripped his own GD player, and fouled a guy falling down tonight. I honestly would not shed a tear if he never suited up again. Humphries can be five fouls and no rebounds. That's what we get out of him.
This poor big play forces them to be a perimeter based offense. Problem with that, check their stats from 3 the last few games. It stinks.
Also, Cal sucks at letting a team go. When a team is throttling, he'll throw in a lineup that lets up. See:Skal entering tonight. Hell, he even threw the reigns on the 2012 team at times. Stall ball, weird ass lineups, sitting back and taking an ass pounding. I seriously have questions if he knows what the **** he's doing anymore. Especially with Skal. It's like he's forcing the kid in games as a **** you, you're gonna like the kid if it kills you.
Couple that with the shitty whistle the last two games, and it is a recipe for disaster. Kansas and UT both made a living at the line down the stretch, and most were touch fouls or play ons.