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Basketball life has changed and thanks to the analytics world and NBA teams like the Houston Rockets (and to an extent, Villanova has embraced it as well), the 3 is more important than a low-post game. Our defenses have NEVER been good at being able to get out and defend perimeter shooters. It often feels like teams have their best shooting nights of the season against us. Whether it's scheme, lack of awareness, lack of quickness (which I doubt), or miscommunication, it's almost comical how much we give up behind the arc. And then when we do rotate out on a 3-point shooter, we foul them. The facepalms while watching or listening never seem to end. Mainly because they fit his system. All coaches do it and it's frustrating when players are recruited and signed and you might get excited for them and then they come in and don't produce the way you think they can. As stated above, the 3 is the new way of life in basketball. We haven't been able to bring in a dead-eye shooter because the scheme calls for defense and rebounding. It almost feels like sometimes that we recruit in the hopes that if we can score 60-65 points, it'll be enough to win games.

What one aspect of the this team and program that has irked me... we couldn’t find a legit Euro recruit that can shoot it!? Seems like every other mid major has found one. If you watched USF upset today... Golden coaches it up and you can’t tell me the Dons roster is that much more stellar than the Tigers. Golden just makes the pieces fit that he recruits and his analytics aka geek style ball handed down from Kyle Smith at Wash State now is effective. 3 games in and I’m wondering why Pat picked certain players is all. Thank god we are out of Connecticut.

Charles with a good game and at least Zane is back to form in back to back games. Need a consistent presence along with him. Missing Tunstall for sure.