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FWST: TCU basketball’s 12-0 start hid a weakness, Jamie Dixon says
BY CARLOS MENDEZ
cmendez@star-telegram.com
TCU coach Jamie Dixon was right when he said his team is going to be fine on offense.
Was he also correct in his warnings about his team’s defense?
The Horned Frogs coach said the Frogs’ failure to get back and play defense in time against Oklahoma’s fast break and also getting out-rebounded in the second half cost them last week in the 90-89 loss, their first of the season.
“I’ve talked often that we’ve got to learn from the wins, and we had some good wins, but we hadn’t played a top-10 RPI team,” he said. “I go back to our lack of commitment to transition defense, our lack of understanding, that has hurt us all year, and this time it got us a loss.”
Read more at http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article192566624.html
BY CARLOS MENDEZ
cmendez@star-telegram.com
TCU coach Jamie Dixon was right when he said his team is going to be fine on offense.
Was he also correct in his warnings about his team’s defense?
The Horned Frogs coach said the Frogs’ failure to get back and play defense in time against Oklahoma’s fast break and also getting out-rebounded in the second half cost them last week in the 90-89 loss, their first of the season.
“I’ve talked often that we’ve got to learn from the wins, and we had some good wins, but we hadn’t played a top-10 RPI team,” he said. “I go back to our lack of commitment to transition defense, our lack of understanding, that has hurt us all year, and this time it got us a loss.”
Read more at http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article192566624.html
