Great game. and I thought Cal was going to pull off the upset. Disturbing shot of the game was about 2/3 thru the 2nd half when the shot of the street outside had more people in it than the crowd shot in Haas. I get the W-L records caused that, but a lot of people didn't see a much more competitive game than they expected.
Boy, Cal's help defense really jumped to the fore on Saturday. I think Fox must have liked something he saw in ASU's offensive scheme. We played man-to-man all night & their guys had a nearly impossible time trying to penetrate & get to the rim. Our help was outstanding, everyone's head was on a swivel, the effort and energy were there, really a big step up in defensive intensity. Kudos to the players and to Fox for putting on a defensive clinic, it's a shame, the guys really deserved to win this one.
My impression is that our young guys with better coaching will continue to improve, the talent is there if not the skills. But I don't buy the injury thing because all teams have injuries. We should have been able to pull off a .500 record this season which still should be the floor for the program, not the ceiling.
6 games left. Let him go. Start the search early and let the assistants also use this as an opportunity for their next job.
Great game. and I thought Cal was going to pull off the upset. Disturbing shot of the game was about 2/3 thru the 2nd half when the shot of the street outside had more people in it than the crowd shot in Haas. I get the W-L records caused that, but a lot of people didn't see a much more competitive game than they expected.
Boy, Cal's help defense really jumped to the fore on Saturday. I think Fox must have liked something he saw in ASU's offensive scheme. We played man-to-man all night & their guys had a nearly impossible time trying to penetrate & get to the rim. Our help was outstanding, everyone's head was on a swivel, the effort and energy were there, really a big step up in defensive intensity. Kudos to the players and to Fox for putting on a defensive clinic, it's a shame, the guys really deserved to win this one.
My impression is that our young guys with better coaching will continue to improve, the talent is there if not the skills. But I don't buy the injury thing because all teams have injuries. We should have been able to pull off a .500 record this season which still should be the floor for the program, not the ceiling.
I liked the lineup Fox utilized late in the game and in OT.
Joel-DeJuan-Bowser-Alajiki-Newell…would like to see that more, at least in spurts.