Based on last year’s performance and a transition to a new coaching staff, teh bar was set pretty low for this Ole Miss hoops team. Then they rode cohesive guard play, better-than-expected bigs and two game-ready true freshmen to a 13-2 start, including consecutive wins over top-20 programs. Fast forward a few weeks, and the Rebels have lost four of their last five games. They might be on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble at the moment.
So what explains the sudden drop-off? How has a team that played so efficiently through the first 15 contests struggled so much over the past five?