I have to be honest. The comments from the previous post summed things up. Looking at the overall box score, what jumps out at me with the Pitt stats are the lack of assists. Under 50% of the baskets came with an assist. Pitt usually has around 70% A/FG. Part of that had to do with Pitt not being able to play Fields as much because of early foul issues, but in general Pitt was struggling with making some of the extra passes.

If someone can find Kendall’s confidence on offense, please return it to the Peterson Event Center post-haste. He had it and some offensive game 2 years ago, but now he just is missing it. It’s a good thing he does all of those other little things. It’s the only thing keeping him in the line-up (well that and Young’s knee).
Tyrell Biggs making that first jumper turned out to be a big negative. Instead of trying to take it inside, he kept pulling up the rest of the game.

I have no doubt now, that this is Aaron Gray’s team and as he goes, they go. He was sick but trying to play through it, and a step slow. So was the entire team.

Brian Butch, just came out of nowhere for this game.

Enter senior forward Alando Tucker – the Badgers’ truth machine – to set the record straight.

“I’m going to give you the real answer, not the modest one,” Tucker said while seated next to Butch at the postgame news conference. “It is.

“For us to see him doing some of the things he was doing in the first half, that’s big for him because. … a couple practices ago, he had been struggling on confidence and I kept telling him, ‘Brian, play your game.’ Me and him kept talking about it and he came out (today) and this is big for his confidence. But it was definitely one of the biggest games (I’ve ever seen) Brian play.”

Damn.

I realize some are heading to position changes, and other RBs presently at Pitt might transfer (just a hunch, but getting stronger), but the 2007 recruiting class now has 4 backs with the verbal from Greg Williams. Plus, there is still the possibility of Bo Williams and/or LeSean McCoy giving verbals. I know you try and get the best possible players, but stockpiling players for both lines seems like the much higher need/priority.

This is not to knock Greg Williams. He seems to be a good back. Both services have him as a 3-star RB. Rivals.com has him as the 44th best RB and Scout.com puts him at #69. He is in the top-100 players in Florida. Plus, we did beat WVU for him. ESPN.com/Scouts, Inc. also likes him (#50 for RBs) and their description is pretty much the type of runner Wannstedt seems to really like (Insider Subs):

This kid is a horse of a back. Williams is tall, well-built and powerful. He has the frame to add at least 20 pounds and could develop into a real force bewteen the tackles. He is very strong at the point of attack and will run right through tacklers who don’t break down and wrap-up. he has a strong lower body and shows he can push the pile and is capable of picking up tough inside yards. He is not a back that will go down easily or on first contact. Shows good initial burst and enough of a second-gear for a bigger back.

Of course, we could have top backs, but it won’t matter if the line can’t do anything.