This is the area that let us down today. Edey was manhandled and fouled every time down the court, but it seems how he is going to be called. Edey has some excuse for his 6 TOs.
But I don't believe missed fouls had much to do with our guard issues. Braden was awful in 2nd half, 1-7 from field for game, lots of shots that had no chance to go in going to the bucket, had 3 turnovers, should have had another one when he was bailed out with a foul call on Audiz as Braden was bringing it up court. Matt said they practiced and talked of getting ball moving against the press , so as to not get caught for 10 seconds, that was on Braden, too many passes where he is hoping to find someone and then not. He really played like a frosh tonight and I don't think officiating is any of his excuse.
Loyer cannot get open and when he does get an open 3 cannot make it lately. Let Audiz take the ball right out of his hands and go down for a dunk, that was key play in the game. He definitely needs to get stronger and am sure he will.
Newman actually played one of his better floor games, and made some defensive plays in 1st half but lost his man a few times in 2nd that hurt us. But where he really killed us was he had 3 wide open 3's and missed them all, and that is supposed to be his game.
Guard play lost us the IU game and now this one. I love our frosh guards, but to make any kind of deep run they must get better quick.
But I don't believe missed fouls had much to do with our guard issues. Braden was awful in 2nd half, 1-7 from field for game, lots of shots that had no chance to go in going to the bucket, had 3 turnovers, should have had another one when he was bailed out with a foul call on Audiz as Braden was bringing it up court. Matt said they practiced and talked of getting ball moving against the press , so as to not get caught for 10 seconds, that was on Braden, too many passes where he is hoping to find someone and then not. He really played like a frosh tonight and I don't think officiating is any of his excuse.
Loyer cannot get open and when he does get an open 3 cannot make it lately. Let Audiz take the ball right out of his hands and go down for a dunk, that was key play in the game. He definitely needs to get stronger and am sure he will.
Newman actually played one of his better floor games, and made some defensive plays in 1st half but lost his man a few times in 2nd that hurt us. But where he really killed us was he had 3 wide open 3's and missed them all, and that is supposed to be his game.
Guard play lost us the IU game and now this one. I love our frosh guards, but to make any kind of deep run they must get better quick.