Shaka Smart spoke like a car mechanic.
Asked about what his team needed to clean up after two nerve-racking wins over lower-level teams and before it faces its first real opponent on the road at Maryland Friday at 7 p.m. CST, he spewed out a laundry list of issues in a manner indicative of an autobody repair worker trying to upsell customers.
“Transition defense. Defensive rebounding. Offensive rebounding.