I didn't expect us to blow them out, but I certainly didn't expect a performance like this one.
It just goes to show how difficult it is to keep that intensity and focus up game-in and game-out. I'm sure the travel problems had an effect, as well as a bit of a let-down after what was really a pretty good Bahamas trip.
Even though we have a very talented team, we are relying on a lot of freshmen and sophomores to carry the load; we only have one senior and two juniors. Any team with a lack of experience is prone to a letdown, particularly if the opposing team is able to shut down our best player (Vogel), like they did last night. The traveling probably doesn't help, particularly if their time frame gets crammed due to the flight delays they endured this week. (Flying into Chicago will guarantee you that headache at least once a season.....it's already happened twice this season.)
This game should serve as a learning experience for our younger players and we should rebound strongly on Sunday before taking on Kansas next Wednesday.
I think the travel woes had to play some part here. Ark. St. really took it to us. I listened to the first half and kept waiting for the Jacks to make that 2nd half run. Didn't shoot well enough and didn't seem to have the legs to stop them from scoring.
We are here to add what we can to life, not get what we can from life. -Sir William Osler
We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.
In regards to hearing the score on the broadcast, I have a harder time finding out if we made buckets or not for the Women's game, at least not for about 10 sec after...
Not knocking anyone, because I sure wouldn't want that job!! I have a hard enough following the action of live DI sports! :-/
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