Once again, Basketball Issues are Simple...

Unfortunately, it's really just one step:

New HC

No heart is an exaggeration. It's frustrating, but they look like most teams I've seen this year. They will play really hard and look dialed in for a few games and then slip back to looking inconsistent with little urgency.

Honestly, their shooting, which is usually really good, was their biggest problem yesterday. They shot 39% for the game and 50% from the line. You're not going to win many games when you do that. They grabbed over their average in rebounds and only had 8 turnovers. Days being 0-8 for the game and only having 2 rebounds really did LSU in. Wade should have seen how those stats were trending and had Days playing in the post more to score some easier baskets and grab more rebounds. I didn't see many in-game adjustments yesterday. Also, Watford keeps driving in out-of-control to the rim and throwing up prayers with Wade not getting him closer to the goal to post-up.

If you can’t “see” the recurring deficiencies in this team you are just not wanting to admit that WW does not enforce discipline and has coaching issues with certain facets of the game. We all need to come to realization that the inconsistent play is what you gonna get with WW.

Who cares!!!

The vast majority of their issues can be greatly improved with effort and heart. They are running the same offensive sets and defense in games they win by 20+ pts as well as games they lose by 20+ pts. The X’s and O’s Aren’t perfect with pear, but it’s not close to their biggest problem at the moment.

And Watford is one of the laziest players I have ever watched play major college basketball.

No big man is massively obvious in terms of rebounding (offensively and defensively); that’s the first problem.

This void spills over into having all guards crash the boards = run outs by other teams/quick point/fast breaks/easy buckets.

This is a massive problem for any basketball team.

That puts you mediocre at best, then when your shots don’t fall coupled with no rebounding/fast breaks = yesterday.

Conversely, you have games like Auburn. When the ball goes in, no run outs, easy buckets by the other team.

It’s honestly that simple.

I have no idea how the big man that went to Memphis is doing but my Lawd we should’ve up’d the ante for him, we’d be leaps and bounds better.

It’s amazing how one player can make a difference -

And WW is a very good coach/recruiter. He is not the problem nor the piece you can do without, let that be very clear.

It all’s boils down down to one thing.....promising Thomas the green light anytime he touches the ball. Watford and Smart are not ok with this, contrary to what WW has told media. You can see it when they touch the ball, they want to do the same thing. This is not a TEAM, it is just five guys on floor trying to play NBA street ball and they are not experienced enough to take over games by themselves, not to mention the college game is a team game not an individual game.

A lot of it was missing wide open 3s. And I love him but it was mostly Days, most of those he shot were good shots for him, but unfortunately he was just cold. If Days and Hyatt had hit 50 percent of wide open 3s, it would have been a completely different game. Edit to say I am only referring to yesterday’s game.

Trendon Watford was 6-15 missed several shots from 2-3 feet, Darius Days was 0-8, Javonte Smart was 6-14 missed several layups