Might've found some identity tonight. Muck it up, scrappy, win the physical battle and crash the glass on both ends. Those are all Mo D traits and that's not a coincidence. We have a bunch of good athletes and almost no good shooters, but teams win that way. I'm sure it doesn't come naturally to Pope but at least tonight he and the team seemed to embrace it, in the second half especially.
Interestingly that's a style that would seem to fit Garrison a lot better than Moreno. BG might get tossed from a couple games but there's no doubt he thrives on emotion.
Hard to know how JQ fits in with a dogfight mentality until we see him play some but physicality should be no issue for him.
And if we can get even a little momentum back and win a few games in a row, the shooting will start to improve, the camaraderie, effort, vibes, everything, you just know it.
I'm also happy the new guys on the team got to play in a game where Rupp was rocking and had their backs 100%. I was watching on TV but every tipped pass, steal, offensive rebound, and player diving on the floor seemed to reignite the crowd.
