It wasn't pathetic...it turned into the knock down, drag out I predicted...we missed foul shots in the last few minutes, Thomas couldn't make a shot from the field...they didn't make many foul shots in the beginning, but they made them down the stretch when they really needed them.

We couldn't run over them like we did to Virginia last night, so we had to play a lot more physical of a game, and we proved we could do it. Our shot blocking was fantastic, but we gave up far too many offensive rebounds to KU, and in the long run, that was the difference. I haven't looked at the line, but I bet we gave up at least 20 offensive rebounds, and probably got at least 20 points off of them...take out six or eight of those rebounds, and we would have won.

The good thing is that giving up those rebounds wasn't a physical problem, it was a positioning problem, and we have good enough coaches to fix that...but I sure would have liked to see them fix it during the game. We might have won if they had.

Thomas shooting poorly, and too many offensive rebounds for KU...that was the difference. Just a bad night for Thomas, and a problem that can be fixed with the players we have...overall, not a big deal, but it would have been great to beat a top 10 team this early in the season.

Strangely enough, I think the consolation game will be the best game tomorrow...the two teams that should be in the final will be playing each other, and we'll see how well our coaches can fix the rebound issue, and if Thomas can come back from a bad game, which he's proven he can do.

Fish on...

Todd