The play has to compliment the crowd with crisp passing, rhythm plays and shot making. We don't have guards 1 to 4 that make shots and there's no one that can say in mid February, what the player rotation is, once the starters are announced.
The staff owns the majority of this, but I feel like we got killed with injuries and a lack of consistent play from seniors via the portal (JWill, Martini, Acuff and Hayes).....Derkack has been uneven for most of his 1st year and that's 5 upperclassman....asking 4 freshman and JMike to carry the load is tough.
Do I think RU can win the next 4 in a row, with 3 on the road?? Absolutely, but if the staff randomly decides JMike plays 29 minutes one game and 11 minutes the next one and PJ Hayes suddenly becomes the 1st guard off the bench vs Iowa, you're asking for problems as a staff and that impacts the fanbase.
Fans cheer when they know what to expect.....
Players play harder, when they know what to expect in terms of minutes and playing time.
Mishandling and poor roster development plans for Grant, Sommerville and Dortch, have RU in a hole, because the seniors are essentially, just not as consistent as the freshman are....
