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something aint jiving and martin better figure out..why we look so bad with these type of players
and talent we have.....getting worser and worser....im stumped from last year to this year
even without maymon we should play better then this....going to be more and more empty seats
if something dont change...and i hate like hell to sound so neg-

I agree. When Lopez and Yemi are in, the team seems to play harder. This is just a tough team to watch. We have talent, but we just cant seem to put it together. Martin better figure something out quick. After going to 6 straight NCAA tournaments, missing 2 years in a row isn't going to sit well with this fan base and it shouldnt.

I see an offense that's getting guys good looks, and they're not making them.

I do think Makanjuola needs to play more, though.

I agree with Wes here. There's really nothing wrong with the play calling on offense. They run their offense thru Stokes as much as they can. But without another threat down low (like Maymon would be), and good outside shooters, teams can double and even sometimes triple Stokes. He is the only guy on this squad that can consistently put up big numbers. But when he is getting consistently doubled, we can't expect that. What we should expect of the players is that they hit the wide open shots that Cuonzo's plays create for them. This isn't on Cuonzo. And by the way, if you are on a scholarship to play basketball at ANY college, there's no excuse not to make free throws. We shot horribly from the line tonight. This team has a lot of work and soul searching to do. Pathetic performance tonight.

My main problem is that the whole team looks dumbfounded when a new defensive look is presented. If we had one guy who knew what he was doing we could've torn up that press. As much as I love Zo, that seems to be on the coaching.