I would have expected numbers like these. Belmont was a much better team than a lot of people supposed. We are in a tournament with the 64 best teams in the country. While some tourney winners are not all that strong, Belmont was legitimate and might have beat many other teams in the NCAAs.
I thought our defense was particularly ineffective. The kids are trying to put so much pressure that it can be counter productive. They can overrun their man leaving them wide open, leave their feet and lose track of open players and back screens. Perhaps the flu has taken a toll on some of our kids but others seem almost to be hyper on defense instead of keeping a cool head and communicating.
On offense, we were guarded by a quick and determined team who played physically and had us taking end of the clock shots. Some of our passers got into situations where they threw the ball away.
On defense, I thought Thomas and Smith are two guys that tend to try to hard rather than play smart. DeMarcus had a game that reflected his bout with sickness. Paulus always has issues with quick guards and he was often caught defending bigger players.
On offense, DeMarcus was not a factor, which is explained by his illness. Thomas was also not a factor again.
We have won with balanced scoring in the past but lately it has been only a few who have stepped up in the games.
Do the numbers reflect that Scheyer, Henderson and Paulus played pretty well? It is hard to see that in the breakdown. Watching the game left no doubt in my mind that those three did well.