I asked Cuonzo about the opposition shooting 29 free throws a game during SEC play and what he's been stressing to the team when he's gone back and watched film:
"We always say arm's length. I've talked about that from day one. I think more than anything you have to be the aggressor. What I will say, I would say the first maybe eight games of conference play, we weren't very aggressive offensively. So now if the game is being officiated where they call the fouls then both teams should be shooting 30 or 40 free throws. When it's lopsided, that means we weren't aggressive. I'm well aware of this. I've never put it on officials because if you're not aggressive, you're not getting calls. As of late, we're downhill so we'll force the refs, if they call 100 fouls, then it will be 50-50 and we'll put pressure on. I don't think they've done a poor job officiating the game."
"We always say arm's length. I've talked about that from day one. I think more than anything you have to be the aggressor. What I will say, I would say the first maybe eight games of conference play, we weren't very aggressive offensively. So now if the game is being officiated where they call the fouls then both teams should be shooting 30 or 40 free throws. When it's lopsided, that means we weren't aggressive. I'm well aware of this. I've never put it on officials because if you're not aggressive, you're not getting calls. As of late, we're downhill so we'll force the refs, if they call 100 fouls, then it will be 50-50 and we'll put pressure on. I don't think they've done a poor job officiating the game."
