we won another oxen ball game terrible referees worse maybe we can return to form wednesday

I think a lot of what we are seeing is just physical, emotional and mental exhuastion. Here is a quote from Science for Sport on recooping
"The results from this study demonstrate that it takes approximately 48 hours after a match for an athlete to recover from a performance standpoint and up to 72 hours for certain biochemical markers to recover (e.g. CK). These findings are important because they demonstrate that although athletes can regain performance (e.g. CMJ and sprint speed) 48 hours after a match, it does not mean that athletes are fully recovered from a muscle damage standpoint, for example.

Therefore, at certain periods within the season, athletes should be allowed to fully recover, or at very least, strategies should be implemented to speed-up recovery in order to avoid accumulative fatigue. In addition, when working with sports where athletes are exposed to higher volumes during matches, such as rugby (i.e. 80 minutes) and soccer (i.e. 90 minutes), practitioners must be fully aware that the time needed to recover is longer, including how long it takes to fully recover.
https://www.scienceforsport.com/how-lon ... ive-match/
Got me to thinking about Marquise..I doube he will be able to give us many minutes as with a leg injury he probably does not have the wind and stamina to go for long...but anything will help.....Clemmons got 12 minutes last night...would be great if he is ready for the final run.

I know this stretch is brutal, but I think it proves that Hall and Welch will be valuable down the stretch. We need Kennedy back in the rotation.

I'm getting concerned about Kennedy's status for Arch Madness. He might be able to play, but will he have enough time to knock off the rust and enough conditioning to play meaningful minutes?

I always thought his status last night was key because he could've played against Illinois St, sat against Evansville if needed, and played against UNI. Now the amount of minutes he can get before St Louis is in doubt.

If there's a silver lining, Marquise is not someone I would ever bet against so I still have hope he'll be back tomorrow and surprise us by how much he can contribute.

I went back and watched the ISU game....
1. So many of the turnovers we had were when the ball was just taken away as we were dribbling,,,,in the same spot..kind of stuff you would do if you were playing your brother in the driveway...very curious.
2. Remember those great back door cuts we used to have?? have not seen any in a while...slip passes off pick and rolls yes but not the back door cuts.
3. Remember the spacing and constant movement we used to have on the F4 team? non-exsistent....so much one on one?
4. Tons of driving to the hoop and getting stuck in the lane, throwing up fade away 10 footers.
5,Our best offensive possesions seem to come in transition..

The only thing I can consider is that Krut was such a big part of our offense with such a unique skill set that we just cant do that any more . or that Krut was so hard to stop he had to be doubled and that opened up the slick passing we got used to.....or maybe they are just saving it for St. Louis.?/ Or maybe having Marquis out??? Hope we get it back.

I believe they call it load management. The Spurs were notorious at the end of David Robinson' career for sitting him and other starters at various times to allow them to recover. In the NBA they could do that because a couple of added losses didn't prevent them from making the playoffs. In college, every game matters if you are a Mid Major and we don't have that luxury. Our issue is that some guys have tailed off and their minutes were cut because we needed to win. Marquise is just an unfortunate occurrence at a bad time which is causing a perfect storm fatigue wise.

Now, these are young men in good condition. They should recover a little bit quicker. Rest, fluids and carb load like marathon runners. Mental toughness comes into play too. Everyone is tired this time of year. These are want to games. You got to want to be there, and you got to want to win at all costs.