I sure hope adjusting doesn’t mean losing. I think losing ON is a big hit. Arkansas x 2, Auburn and KY are really bad physical mismatches in the paint. Just losing his D might be a 2-5 point swing. Crazy things happen when people go down. We’ll either see a miracle with someone really stepping up, or this could grind our seed down to a 6.
You can never tell how a team will respond to the loss of a player to injury. Sometimes it brings the group closer together and lights a fire. And even if that happens, can they maintain it? We've got several bad matchups left on the schedule and MSU is one of them. Doubt we see this team go in the tank, but I'm having a really hard time seeing a suitable replacement for ON ready to step in on the roster. I think we see small ball from here on out with JJJ and Fulky handling the load inside as it were. Won't be the least bit surprised by any outcome against MSU. We could lose or blow their doors off. Just no telling. We'll have a much better handle on what to expect going forward after the MSU game tho. You hate to see the injury, but it's always interesting to see how a team will respond to that sort of adversity.
