Shox would have been a lot better prepared with at least one competitive game before this tourney. They got punched in the mouth early and didn't appear to have any idea what to do when that happened.
The lack of a leader on the floor who can keep everybody calm and focused was incredibly apparent.
Reaves had a good game for a true Fr, but that isn't what's needed against a team lik UL. Shamet looked like a player who had taken a year off. Willis looked like a JuCo who wasn't ready for this level of competition. No one was able to figure out that layups weren't happening. They were going to be swatted.
The inexperience showed big time. By March, a lot of that inexperience should be gone. I think we were all expecting some ups and downs this season. I'm counting this game as one of the "downs". Losing by 10 to the #10 team in the nation (and they're likely to move up in the polls if they beat Baylor) isn't a big issue with a young team early in the season.
The Vegas line didn't help. This was a different UL team than the one that played last night. Something lit a fire under them.
The lack of a leader on the floor who can keep everybody calm and focused was incredibly apparent.
Reaves had a good game for a true Fr, but that isn't what's needed against a team lik UL. Shamet looked like a player who had taken a year off. Willis looked like a JuCo who wasn't ready for this level of competition. No one was able to figure out that layups weren't happening. They were going to be swatted.
The inexperience showed big time. By March, a lot of that inexperience should be gone. I think we were all expecting some ups and downs this season. I'm counting this game as one of the "downs". Losing by 10 to the #10 team in the nation (and they're likely to move up in the polls if they beat Baylor) isn't a big issue with a young team early in the season.
The Vegas line didn't help. This was a different UL team than the one that played last night. Something lit a fire under them.
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