It still baffles me that a Big Ten team falls back into a zone defense against mid-majors consistently. You would think our players, as a whole, are significantly more athletic/gifted than middle tiered teams but it doesn't seem that way.
Malcolm scored efficiently tonight. I don't think he will ever truly have that LB bulldog mentality, just doesn't seem to be in his blood. However, he always seems laid-back, calm and collected which I think is a plus at times. Also enjoyed him throwing down some dunks today that he would prolly lay in last year.
Love Leron's game and energy. He should get significant minutes and only come out when in foul trouble. Seems like he dropped his moving screen foul average from 1.5/Game to 0.5/game so that should help.
Not a fan of Tate on the floor purely because the offense is stagnant. I can accept occasional TO's from TJL as long as they are aggressive moves to the hoop.