5. The offense hasn’t been nearly as bad as the defense has been good, but it also hasn’t been great by any means either and we have to find some balance there even if in theory it means sacrificing a bit on the defensive side. Right now the offense ranks 49th and defense obviously 1st, typically the sweet spot is Top 20 in both offense and defense means you are a really good team. I’m not sure we will get to Top 20 offensively, and honestly if our defense stays what it is then we probably don’t need to be Top 20, but it does need to be better than 49th, that will be something to monitor. It’s much of the same tune we’ve seen in recent years, good defense but an offense that can disappear at times and cost us when it matters most.
6. So what do we need to do offensively to be better? Sounds overly simplistic, but shoot better, last night was a great start but obviously need more than just 1 game. Going into last nights game we were at 40.4%fg which ranks 335th, 46.5%2ptfg which ranks 313th, and 32.3% 3ptfg which ranks 263rd. Last year those percentages were 43.4%, 48.5% and 36%, a saving grace so far this year has been we are one of the very best ORB teams in the country so we are getting extra looks, if we could continue to do that while also shooting better percentages at all 3 spots our offensive efficiency would definitely start to climb. We are also doing a really good job getting to the line, and while we are better than average at the free throw line I think it could still be a bit better, currently 72.6% for 104th overall. 50%fg 40%3ptfg 75%FT is a lofty game by game goal, but something close to that is what we are looking for, and if we do that while continuing to pull down offensive rebounds at a high rate and take care of the ball limiting turnovers then we will be in pretty good shape.
