Though the Aztecs improved to 11-3 without a bad loss so far this season, the still are hunting for answers offensively
It’s generally good-problem-to-have math, a rotation bursting at the seams. So many different wrenches with which to crank up the pressure on opponents. Fresh legs galore to gas the other guys.The Aztecs and coach Brian Dutcher are still tinkering, still experimenting, still living game by game with a parade of players 11 deep at a time when the offense remains inconsistent.Saturday against UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center and end 2022 without a single bad loss while moving to 11-3.
The rotation firmed up just a bit against the Rebels with nine logging more than 10 minutes. The offensive potential swells, still. Point-scoring inconsistency has not delivered a résumé-bruising blow. The three losses — to current No. 5 Arizona, No. 9 Arkansas and always tricky Saint Mary’s — came against rock-solid teams on neutral courts.“I was never a guy who played a lot of people,” said analyst Steve Lappas, who called the game courtside for CBS. “I would play seven, eight.
“Last year I averaged 30 minutes,” he said. “When we got to March, I was a little tired. I’m just starting to get going. I’m feeling good. When March comes, I think we’re going to have same motor going instead of burning out.”
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