The players on this team just do not complement one another, and the team as a whole is less than the sum of its parts, and the parts aren't all that great.
Fran did the right thing starting Freeman, but he should have started him for Patrick. Patrick is just not good enough. He seemingly had the physical gifts, but he just has no fire in the belly to have improved. Connor had fire in the belly, but did not have Patrick's physical gifts. Too bad.
Sandfort is meant to be a Robert Horry type of player. Great 3rd or 4th option, but not someone you can regularly run an offense through and expect to be successful against good teams.
For Dix to be on the floor for meaningful minutes, he has to make 3s. If he can't make threes, that is just another drag on the floor along with Patrick.
I love Tony Perkins' attitude and effort, but the dude just can't shoot.
Krikke gives great attitude and effort, but his ceiling is very low, and that comes home to roost against taller more athletic posts, which means just about every post in the Big Ten.
This is just a bad basketball team. Mediocre players who don't complement each other. If we make the Big Dance, I would be SHOCKED.
