Reggie Speaks

"Obviously, they were more physical," Jackson said of the Hurricanes. "When we foul, it seems like we're playing pitty-pat with our girlfriends, and when they foul us, obviously, we end up on our backsides." -Reggie

Ya no shit they were tougher. I hate to harp on things but this loss really bugs me out, and I don't think Reggie is spot on here. There were plenty of times tonight that Reggie, Biko, and Corey Raji all had easy lanes, with 1 guy perhaps in there way, to the bucket but passed on them, dishing out to a perimeter teammate. I don't think its a matter of our guys flying when we get hit, or us not hitting them hard enough, I think this toughness Reggie speaks of starts with Reggie himself, and any of the other guys who drive to the lane (which we don't do enough of). Going to the rim hard and attacking zones and defenders is where we need to find our toughness. Toughness isn't necessarily putting a guy on his ass, it's making sure he doesn't stop you from getting to where you need to go. With, or without the ball we don't get to where we need to go even close to enough. Too often we get stopped, and our courage, toughness, and confidence are all dictated by our opponents.

Posted by Mucc.