Gives credit to his players for how they played at the end of the last two games in the Charleston Classic. Thinks in the North Texas game, they stepped up defensively and in the Wake Forest game, they did a good job not getting rattled and battling back after going down by 2.
Loved what he saw from the guys leadership wise this weekend. Their leaders stepped up and made some big plays to help them finish the tournament 2-1.
Thinks they need to improve their defensive rebounding and three point defense, but is very pleased with their ability to force turnovers.
Likes his teams 3 point shooting and offense in the paint, but feels the shooting in between has been poor.
Thought his guys had a great week of preparation going into the tournament. Felt they played really well in the Dayton game, but 8 bad minutes lost it for them. Felt they controlled the majority of the game against Wake Forest.
Felt they were losing momentum going into overtime against Wake Forest, but they responded well and fought back for the win.
Likes playing in these midseason tournaments. It gives them opportunity to play great non-conference teams and it usually gets you into some close games (as we saw in Charleston).
Says when Mike Williams is on the floor, they have their highest plus/minus. Says he does a great job on the defensive and offensive end of the floor.
Said he feels the close games will help them when they get into SEC play. Feels all the scenarios they've been in have been great learning opportunities and he's learned a lot about his team through those close games.
Thinks they need to improve on their screening and spacing while they're up big. Says in the big runs they've given up, you can find a lot of unforced turnovers and bad shot selection.
Says Jalen Reed has been fantastic. His favorite trait about him is he wants to get better and is very coachable. He put on a lot of muscle this offseason and has improved as a finisher. He's a matchup problem because of how versatile he is with outside and inside shooting and his playmaking ability as a passer.
