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New Mexico State 74, Illinois 69 POSTGAME
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 631370" data-source="post: 1359361"><p>Here's a fun fact. We are #326 in the nation in blocks shots as a team. </p><p></p><p>The fact is, we cannot protect the rim. And NMSU had way too many easy buckets last night because they were aggressive and went at us. This is going to be a theme all year. Our defense is predicated on pressure and denying the ball into the paint, but if our opponents manage to penetrate the perimeter pressure, we are in big trouble.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure, you can look at it from the perspective of "we're losing close games because of costly errors late". That is true. But we shouldn't even be in a position to lose a game in the final minute. If we had a functioning front court, more than likely we have the NMSU iced away in the final few minutes and win by 8-9. </p><p></p><p>That's why it's so important to get a guy like Thamba. I don't care how raw he may be offensively, but we need rim protectors in the worst way. that is our critical weakness at this stage in the season, and I don't see that changing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 631370, post: 1359361"] Here's a fun fact. We are #326 in the nation in blocks shots as a team. The fact is, we cannot protect the rim. And NMSU had way too many easy buckets last night because they were aggressive and went at us. This is going to be a theme all year. Our defense is predicated on pressure and denying the ball into the paint, but if our opponents manage to penetrate the perimeter pressure, we are in big trouble. Sure, you can look at it from the perspective of "we're losing close games because of costly errors late". That is true. But we shouldn't even be in a position to lose a game in the final minute. If we had a functioning front court, more than likely we have the NMSU iced away in the final few minutes and win by 8-9. That's why it's so important to get a guy like Thamba. I don't care how raw he may be offensively, but we need rim protectors in the worst way. that is our critical weakness at this stage in the season, and I don't see that changing. [/QUOTE]
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