Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

i'd been saying that minny was better than people thought. seems like we weren't ready for the intensity--luka aside--which is disappointing after the rhetoric this week about being ready, etc.

i remind myself that i didn't even expect the 3 seed after we made the trade. the teams we're competing against--gs aside--have basically had the same guys/system all year. it's a tall order to just pull it together and beat them, even when you employ luka doncic.

nevertheless, i expect better showings from here on out. but we punted HCA on night 1 in a game that wasn't close, and there's no way to spin that as a positive.