I would have tried two things differently once we were down > 20 points.
First, I would have put in our fastest lineup and pressed full court - Lee, Austin, Evans, Toye and Roberson, perhaps. One thing we have is lots of bodies on the perimeter. And while we are hesitant to leave all of our best shooters on the bench at the same time, when you find yourself with 5 total points heading towards half time...ummm...I think it'd be OK. We were demolishing UK at Rupp last year with precision offense and shooting. They pressed and everything changed. We lost our rhythm and comfort. It at least eats up an extra ten seconds off of the offensive possession.
Second, I would have forced it in to Baptiste and Obinna. They did good things when given the rare post feed. Scored a bucket or two, drew fouls, and hit free throws. It was much better than anything else we were trying. Like running the ball in football, maybe that would have softened up the perimeter defense a bit for easier threes off of kick outs.
First, I would have put in our fastest lineup and pressed full court - Lee, Austin, Evans, Toye and Roberson, perhaps. One thing we have is lots of bodies on the perimeter. And while we are hesitant to leave all of our best shooters on the bench at the same time, when you find yourself with 5 total points heading towards half time...ummm...I think it'd be OK. We were demolishing UK at Rupp last year with precision offense and shooting. They pressed and everything changed. We lost our rhythm and comfort. It at least eats up an extra ten seconds off of the offensive possession.
Second, I would have forced it in to Baptiste and Obinna. They did good things when given the rare post feed. Scored a bucket or two, drew fouls, and hit free throws. It was much better than anything else we were trying. Like running the ball in football, maybe that would have softened up the perimeter defense a bit for easier threes off of kick outs.
