Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State has size, athleticism, shooters, ball-handlers and defenders.
One thing the team doesn’t have right now, though, is confidence.
It started when the Raiders encountered two foes last week that played half-court zones. They lost at Northern Kentucky, 73-63, and at home to Cleveland State, 71-67.
Even with a better showing Sunday in a 75-63 win over Purdue Fort Wayne, which played zone about 40% of the time, the offense didn’t exactly sizzle.
Those defenses have created some hesitance. The Raiders’ forte is pounding the ball inside, and that’s being severely hampered.
“We just have several players not being confident,” coach Scott Nagy said. “I don’t like when people don’t play confident. It gets me mad. I don’t respond to it very well, and that doesn’t help, either.”
Two players are flourishing: Tanner Holden had a combined 46 points on 16-of-28 shooting against NKU and CSU, while Trey Calvin had 29 total points and eight assists.
