Arizona Basketball: Five things to take away from a Wildcats season that ended early

No.3 Playing together

In prior years under Miller, he has had team with highly skilled players who could create and knock down shots from all over the court with ease. They had strong front and backcourt balance. This season was completely different. They didn’t have the depth that could create their own offense, which required this team to play together, share the ball and make smart decisions.

Playing together requires everyone on the same page in order for it to be effective. Any mental lapses resulted in turnovers, taking bad shots and force shots. The margin of error was small this year, which made each possession that much more important. Once this team got down, it took everyone to play their role with limited mistakes to get back into the game.

There were times when the Wildcats were forced to play isolation basketball. Whether it was Coleman trying to get creative on is own and lay it up or Williams taking it upon himself to create his own shot, which he is more then capable of. There is nothing wrong at all with that style of play, but with the skill level of this season’s team, they needed to play together for all 40 minutes.