Note my LACK of a comment on Baylor winning. Actually, I pointed out that talent is unrelated to effort (and yes Baylor has talent).
The entirety of my point is that anyone who says UD's players gave it their all this year, do not understand what giving your all means. THAT is what effort looks like, win or lose, from Baylor. Which is why I want people to look at our players on replay half-a**ing it down the court and on defense and realize: that's not effort. 1 out of 10 plays is not wanting it worse than your opponent, it's wanting to get this over with.
Yes, possessions will be taken off occasionally. It's a long season. I said "75% of the time" with that kind of effort makes us an NCAA team this year. 3 out of 4 possessions is too much to ask?
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