At the start of practice the day after an 83-70 loss at Oklahoma, Creighton defensive coordinator Paul Lusk singled out junior point guard Davion Mintz for all of the little things he did defensively against the Sooners that when added all together make a big difference — tracing the ball to make entry passes difficult, closing out hard to take away space, keeping a hand up on shooters, staying in a stance on drivers.
That all sounds pretty basic on the surface, and for Mintz, executing all of it is as much about mindset as it is about measurables.