Greg Gard has a problem, and it's basically the opposite of last season; he can't trust his bench. Last season, he could turn to Kamari McGee or Carter Gilmore and know he was getting some quality minutes defensively and an occasional offensive spark. This year, not even the starting five are always reliable on either end of the floor, but the bench hasn't helped at all.
In his post-game press conference after losing in overtime to Villanova 76-66, Gard said, within 25 seconds of his opening comments, this exact line, "You claw yourself back from down 15.