Why the Aztecs struggle on defense in the second half, the turnover and rebounding solution to offense, and the fans who came to the game after a car accident
The Aztecs don’t have a defensive problem. They have a defensive problem in the second half.
But as the Aztecs head into the back half of the conference schedule, which for them is significantly harder, the margin for error with second-half swoons gets smaller. At Air Force, that meant an 18-point lead became five. Against Utah State, a 20-point lead became six. Against San Jose State, a 27-point lead became 11.There’s the mental side: Human nature is to relax when you’re leading by three touchdowns. And defense is largely a function of effort.
There’s also a tactical and circumstantial element. Teams are more prone to make radical halftime adjustments to fix a dysfunctional offensive performance, and in the second half the defense is at the opposite end of the floor from the bench — too far for players to hear coaches yelling in a building as loud as Viejas Arena.
“They found something they were comfortable running the second half,” Dutcher said. “They ran ball screen motion, which every team basically runs a version of. It took us a while to settle in on the coverages. I took a timeout to kind of talk to the guys and talk them through it: ‘Come on, we face this every day. Here’s the coverage we need to do.’
“We just took care of the ball,” Johnson said. “That’s all you can really say. I mean, that’s kind of crazy to get only three turnovers. Coach Dutcher does a great job telling us how important it is to take care of the ball. Hopefully, he’s happy with us with what we did tonight.”“Taking care of the ball, that’s important to any team and really important to us,” Dutcher said. “Because if we can get a shot, then Keshad and Nate and Jaedon can go rebound it. We can’t rebound a turnover.
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