Does Harper REALLY think we can play man defense with Darby (slow), Franklin (knee brace), Suarez (slow) and a pair of small guards who don't guard very well on the floor? Not happening---at all.
She has always subbed like this, especially at the beginning of the season. She gets All the players accustomed to playing in front of a crowd, and last year especially, with all our injuries, we needed players ready to play at a moment’s notice, and they were, and they played well.
UMass has 19 offensive rebounds, and overall is out-rebounding us by 5. We are lazy and slow reacting to missed shots. Good teams will take
advantage of our defensive and rebounding problems. UMass isn't really very good.