One reason is we need 5 guys rebounding on the defensive end. That means guards cheat to the paint area. Can't be in two places when your defense is suspect to start with. We were cheating on defense all season trying to cover deficiencies.
As for Dillard? Wish he had another year at UD. I will miss his guts, his leadership, and most of all his clutch freethrow shooting. But with all that, why did we lose so many 1 & 2 point games? Will not miss his turnovers, and his tunnel vision in the last 5 minutes of ballgames. He finally got a little something going with Benson in the paint today, but where has that been all year when we needed it?
The team A/TO ratio is less than one this season, with Khari Price the best. No way the team A/TO is less than one next season. One reason is Price will be even better, and also Sanford won't have to handle the ball as much. The 9 turnovers by Dayton today (5 by KD) against a good Butler defense is a good omen for next year.
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