Agree 100%.

I think Madsen can get us to be able to hang offensively with most P5 teams…hell one more shooter this year and we probably win a couple more games and that’s a .500 club and progress. Rytis and Campbell both taking major steps back in the shooting department with the jump up to the ACC was disappointing.

But if this program is gonna even sniff the Bubble, we gotta be physically and mentally tougher and simply have to defend better…and that’s the identity you’ve referenced. This program is going to have to hang its hat on something - it needs to be defense, IMO. You can count on one hand the amount of 2H stops this team got in crucial situations of L’s with the game on the line v Mizzou, Ga Tech, ND, etc.