Jordan Brenner

They reacted to weakness, okay?

And there's been a lot written and talked about now how they are not switching on as many screens, how they're using different coverages.

To me, that's a great sign of a coaching staff when you're willing to adapt.

And John has said a number of times, and if you listen, it's very clear, and I think it takes great humility and maturity to say and do these things, which is this.

I think John has a vision in his mind of how he would want to play basketball, of how it should be played.

In a perfect world, they're playing fast, they're switching everything, they're shooting a lot of threes, they're winning the battle in the paint, etc., etc.

But that's for a generic team.

Because of

all the motion and player personnel in college basketball, you can't build your ideal team every year.

So you do have to be able to adapt to what your team does best.

So if this team needs to play a little more bully ball, this team needs to slow the pace a little more than John would like or anticipates because it helps this team's chances of winning, then it's what you've got to do.

And I think we all know there are a lot of coaches around the country

throughout history, who don't make those adjustments.

So to me, one of the great signs about this program is a willingness to shift midstream when you self-assess and view things that aren't working well.

The Carolina game, just to finish the thought, it's been in the back of my mind that there's a potential issue with foul trouble or injury among the bigs.

Because there's only three of them, right?

Last year, there were four and guys who could play minutes, you know, Cooper Flagg could play the four, etc., etc., right?

This year, it's Gungba Boozer and Malik Brown.

And now we've seen in the past two games, one where they're all in foul trouble, and then two where Gungba doesn't play.

So not having sort of that emergency guy who maybe doesn't play most games, but you can throw a big body out there in those cases, it's a high-class problem to have in college basketball.