Duke, FSU, NCSt ran us out of the gym. But that’s the top of the league, you might say. Yes. But UVA is not the top of the league, not even close. That one still eats at me and it’s easily our worst loss. But let’s look at HOW and WHY we are losing some of these games. UVA was more about physicality and desire than anything else. We really brain farted there, almost inexcusable. The other ones have been bad matchups before we even discuss physicality. This isn’t to say we should have beaten the non-UVA teams because I don’t think we have the talent those other teams have. But we should’ve been more competitive, should’ve course corrected earlier. Part of the problem with this roster is that the various strengths and weaknesses among the 9-10 players in the rotation are not complementary. And 2 of the ladies we need big contributions from, each have an individual bad habit. For Micheaux, it’s getting in foul trouble. For Wenzel, it’s playing out of control at times and not sticking to the assignment. That can impact the whole team’s approach. Definitely missing Suffren. Mackie Nelson is cool under pressure, I like what she’s all about in terms of seeing the floor and being a distributor but her defense isn’t great (yet) and she’s a somewhat inconsistent shooter. So that’s who we are. A flawed team, as all teams in the middle of the pack are. There will be better days ahead (and we’ve had better days, just last Sunday as an example). But overall, and I’ve waffled back and forth on this, as of today I don’t see this as a team that will make the field of 64. GT was a great win, but we’ve been pounded by everyone else at or near the top of the conference plus a bad loss to UVA at home. We really need to beat UVA at their place in a few weeks.