...As a coach, the instinct is to direct. And when the team doesn't perform well, the instinct is to direct a little more. At some point the equilibrium gets out of balance, and the smart, talented, high basketball IQ kids that you recruited become fixated on matching footprints to dance steps. I think sometimes the coaches have to loosen the reins a little and hand over some of the responsibility for performance and execution to the players themselves to get them more invested. It doesn't mean that the coaches are just spectators, it means offering a challenge to players who might benefit from more options. It's a hard thing to do for coaches, but sometimes it has a better effect than exhiling a player to the end of the bench to dwell on thier not following orders to perfection.

That's just my take.

This seems to be a case of "typical Loyola." Just when you think things are turning around and might be in our favor...we get back to our losing ways. Sure, some of it comes down to being on the road but at some point we have to get past that.

Evansville is not good and we held their top player mostly in check.