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Originally Posted by Bearcat
They never really bought into Self's defense.... the normal stellar defense that leads the nation every other year was 'only' top 25, even with Embiid. Embiid could almost make up for the difference by himself, so of course missing him was huge on both ends. And of course experience matters... KCC posted a turnover margin stat through the years, and it showed the steady decline from 2005-2008, jumps up the next year, declines again, etc. Obvious stat is obvious.
The frustrating thing is I don't know how you 'fix' something like Wiggins' performance in the tournament.... experience would obviously fix it, if that was an option, but it's definitely frustrating watching some young kids on other teams shine after watching that game against Stanford... but, different expectations for different kids, and shit happens.  |
Yeah, their 3 worst years in TO% relative to the rest of the country were 2006, 2009, and 2014 (all very young teams that lacked experience and execution ability). And, of course, after Embiid went out, they just weren't the same team. Without a force on both ends that they relied on all season, it was too much of an adjustment for the rest of them. It took Wiggins having ridiculous games (at WVU, B12 tournament game v OSU) just to stay competitive on some nights after that. Unfortunately, he just didn't have it that day against Stanford and a loss was the outcome.