Outcoached, out-hustled and out-smarted. Mosher, the coach of Loyola totally out-coached and out-smarted Brad. Brad never made the adjustments and continued to to force a square peg into a round hole, and the favorite Illini that was favored by many of the experts to give the Zags a run for their money is out of the tournament.
IMO, one of the problems I saw, was that Brad kept Curbelo in the game, and yes, he will be a really good player for him, but today he looked like a freshman and kept dribbling the ball into double and triple teams with his head down and not distributing the ball. Brad also didn't have his great shooters spread out forcing Loyola out. And even though Cockburn played well, Brad had him positioned under the basketball, clogging up the middle and Loyola did a terrific job triple teaming him. I would have like to see Brad put Cockburn at the top of the key and use him for pick and rolls, screens for outside shots and by spreading the floor getting open looks from three point land. Instead, Brad made no second half adjustments and allowed his superstars to get all bottled up and gave Loyola's defense a chance to recover which they did.
And kudos to Loyola for a fantastic game plan and shot selection. Their center Krustwig has excellent moves and distributes the ball beautifully. Hats off to their coach and their players. They deserved to win this game.
IMO, one of the problems I saw, was that Brad kept Curbelo in the game, and yes, he will be a really good player for him, but today he looked like a freshman and kept dribbling the ball into double and triple teams with his head down and not distributing the ball. Brad also didn't have his great shooters spread out forcing Loyola out. And even though Cockburn played well, Brad had him positioned under the basketball, clogging up the middle and Loyola did a terrific job triple teaming him. I would have like to see Brad put Cockburn at the top of the key and use him for pick and rolls, screens for outside shots and by spreading the floor getting open looks from three point land. Instead, Brad made no second half adjustments and allowed his superstars to get all bottled up and gave Loyola's defense a chance to recover which they did.
And kudos to Loyola for a fantastic game plan and shot selection. Their center Krustwig has excellent moves and distributes the ball beautifully. Hats off to their coach and their players. They deserved to win this game.
