Did It Kill the Magic When...

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Tatum and Goins were reinstated?

Apologies if a similar thread or rhetorical question has been put forth, but I have to wonder. The magic that put us on a little run and created that inspired chemistry after the bad boys did their thing, including the instant classic victory over KU, seems to have promptly fizzled. The same umph that propelled us past the jayhawks should have been enough to win at least one of the past two games and/or kept both close, imo, but something has changed.

Has the reinstatement of Tatum and Goins injected a sort of poison into the collective "We can do it without them", loveable underdog mentality that exploded there for a while? Were we better off without them, or will they prove integral to the long run once the dust settles?
 
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I dont think so. I think we just ran out of steam. Playing as many minutes with the style we run takes its toll on you.
 
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I dont think so. I think we just ran out of steam. Playing as many minutes with the style we run takes its toll on you.

No it didn't. Tatum didn't see the court vs. Georgia until they were already up big.

Why are players running out of steam?? I think it's a problem. Tasmin Mitchell averages 38 min/game. Jon Scheyer averages 36.

Georgetown has no bench. Ohio State has 4 guys that average over 30 min/per game and 3 of them didn't leave the court the entire game in their close loss to West Virginia.

If all of these guys can play at a high level then why can't we? against Georgia... Vanderbilt?

It might be that they don't have very good endurance. Or it could be that they lack passion and intensity. Lofton and Smith sure gave it their all and they played just as many minutes as any of the guys do now. I just don't see that in any of our guys now.
 
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Woolridge, Bone, Pearl and Skylar not hitting any shots the last has a lot to do with us losing the last 2 games
 

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