There are some issues that stand out. Amari was playing a great game until the last several minutes. Amari absolutely will not block out at the free throw lane. Watch the last several sets of FTs Texas took. He walks forward into the restricted arc like he’s just going to catch the ball out of the net. Assumes the free throw will be made with his hands way down.
The passing by the team can be so frustrating. Almost everyone at some point will just flip the ball lazily or hit their teammate below the waist.
If I were a guard and Amari threw me in bounds pass that made me pick it up off the floor it would piss me off. He does it a lot.
On offense our guys rarely run tight off of a screen.
For Pope to be such a numbers guy who gets deep into the weeds on certain aspects, his team sure seems to accept several things that could be cleaned up.
UK was in that game and could have easily won it despite all of the adversity but that is when 1-2 possessions can make the difference in stealing a win and getting a loss. With this many guys down, UK cannot afford to have frequent fundamental breakdowns. Shots are going to be missed. Guys are going to get taken off the bounce but damn block out on FTs.