After losing to Bradley, the Salukis are now 1-6 away from SIU Arena. It's always difficult to win on the road, but this team isn't showing any signs of life away from SIU Arena.
Often times this year we've heard the word "patience" in reference to the youth movement on this Saluki team. However, the older players must help to bridge the gap by showing the young guys how to win. That didn't happen today.
The bright spots in this game were Bryan Mullins and Kevin Dillard. Those two guards combined to score 32 points, accouting for over 50% of the teams offense. That alone is great production from the guard spot but the Dawgs need the big guys to get into the act as well.
Carlton Fay has to fill that void by becoming a #1 type scoring option for SIU. Fay had his 3rd straight lackluster performance vs Bradley, scoring only 7 points in 19 minutes. We know he's capable of more, he started the season on a scoring spree, showing off a lighting quick trigger and range from deep.
The Salukis have won only one game (vs NIU) this season when Fay has failed to score double digits. Carlton has to be more involved in the offense if the Salukis are going to finish above .500 in the Valley.
