A win is a win and I'm happy they got one Saturday, especially against Davidson, and especially after getting outscored by 18 over the course of late first, early second half. I hate to be a whiner lately, but this win still was a microcosm of why it's hard for me to believe in these guys in a tournament setting.
The ice cold stretches, sloppy turnovers, soft play i.e. giving up second chance points, having defensive rebs or loose balls taken away, etc; horrible possessions in late situations, and total and utter incompetence coming out of timeouts. Those at this point are team traits.
Seriously, out of timeouts, what the fuck are we doing? Those possessions are markedly worse, and that's not how it should be. I also noticed Saturday, MAW looking at MS more often than not for direction on what to run. Whether that's a refusal to relinquish control, or a failure to sync situationally, that's a bad look on coaching.
Sorry be Mr Negative, because we are still in position to get a double bye, and winning 20 games is realistic. 20 wins and double bye + no postseason doesnt do it for me, when you have an all-in roster. BUT, alas, double bye is very in play with VCU's loss, and SJU/Dayton/UR still on their schedule. A trip to the house of horrors tonight kicks it off.
POW!