At some point, this becomes a pattern

[DawgatAuburn]

Bama 44-44 with 9:30 left
Final Bama 68-58
outscored 24-14 down the stretch

at Bama 58-57 with 6:12 left
Final Bama 71-62
outscored 14-4 down the stretch

South Carolina up 64-63 with 5:22 left
Final USC 77-73
outscored 14-9 down the stretch

at UGA tied 54-54 with 6:30 left
Final 79-72
outscored 25-18 down the stretch

 

[57stratdawg]

Sometimes we don't finish well, sometimes we don't start well. I'd imagine there are plenty of stretches in the middle.

Seems like a characteristic of team whose offensive identity is beyond the arc.

 

[skydawg1]

Year 3.*

 

[missouridawg]

It is very disappointing to see the stagnation of the teams' development these last 6-8 games. Kegler has turned the corner, but it feels like Q is regressing and Herard is still really confused.

Really hope there aren't chemistry issues inside the locker room.

 

[olblue.sixpack]

It is very disappointing to see the stagnation of the teams' development these last 6-8 games. Kegler has turned the corner, but it feels like Q is regressing and Herard is still really confused.

Really hope there aren't chemistry issues inside the locker room.

The locker room can be Disneylike but until Howland gets better players, not much will change.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

Are you kidding? These are all 4* basketball players. We had the number 5 recruiting class. We should be better right now than everybody but Kentucky!**

 

[stateskills]

It's pretty obvious they've hit a wall this season. They aren't playing with the same energy as earlier this season.

My biggest problem with this team is they haven't learned to value possessions - way too many wasted possessions throughout the game. Sometimes their talent is good enough to overcome a bad possession by making a shot, but for stretches every night they just can't score because they aren't working to get good shots consistently. Then, one player tries to make something happen by taking a bad shot because everyone else is standing around. And that lack of effort follows them to the defensive end with poor team defense and stupid fouls for stretches.

I trust Howland to get them there, but we're still a year+ away.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

There were several trips last night where we made a pass or two, and when a certain player caught it, I knew that was the last pass. Q did it, Peters did it, Kegler did it, Herard did it. Can't say for sure that Stapleton, Holman or Wright did it. Or Ready, although he has shown a penchant for doing that at times too. It's like the mentality at times is "It's my turn to shoot" and forget any semblance of real offense being run.

 

[ShrubDog]

Every team you listed above was more aggressive than us, there is the ball game. Also, we don't feed the post nearly enough, we get stagnant on offense and get burned man to man in the paint.