National Observations

[bearcat jeff]

I watch a lot of college basketball. I know I'm stating the obvious here when I say nationally team offense is offensive but I also don't see many teams that play very good defense as a whole.

Watching UK/Ole Miss last night I kept thinking all night how easily both of those teams were getting to the hoop. The help defense wasn't very good and Ole Miss was horrible securing defensive boards. This is something I see over and over and one of the major reasons I believe UC has a real shot to make a NCAA run.

Have you guys seen the same thing?

 

[UCalum08]

I watch a lot of college basketball. I know I'm stating the obvious here when I say nationally team offense is offensive but I also don't see many teams that play very good defense as a whole.

Watching UK/Ole Miss last night I kept thinking all night how easily both of those teams were getting to the hoop. The help defense wasn't very good and Ole Miss was horrible securing defensive boards. This is something I see over and over and one of the major reasons I believe UC has a real shot to make a NCAA run.

Have you guys seen the same thing?

Yeah I was thinking the same thing while watching that game. Ole Miss was pretty bad at finishing around the hoop last night. Like you said, the help defense was turrible. Also, so many posters here complain about our offense and while it does have flaws, there are dozens of teams/games in the 50's low 60's. It hasn't been surprising to see teams score only in the 40's. More importantly, it makes me know we are going to be okay due to our defense. Yes it is easy to say if we scored more points in our losses we would have won but what about if our guys boxed out every play or didn't turn the ball over. It's all relative and every team has its flaws, especially this year.

 

[ME80]

I watch a lot of college basketball. I know I'm stating the obvious here when I say nationally team offense is offensive but I also don't see many teams that play very good defense as a whole.

Watching UK/Ole Miss last night I kept thinking all night how easily both of those teams were getting to the hoop. The help defense wasn't very good and Ole Miss was horrible securing defensive boards. This is something I see over and over and one of the major reasons I believe UC has a real shot to make a NCAA run.

Have you guys seen the same thing?

I think we often over analyze our own team and expect perfection. While I have no issue with high expectations, I often think that fans compare UC to this mythical college team that does everything right.

You are absolutely right, I think offense suffers throughout college basketball. I think FT shooting keeps getting worse and definately defense is lacking. Many teams seem to suffer the same malady that UC does, if the 3's don't fall, the offense looks stagnant.