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Buzz Williams seeing all-around improvement from Texas A&M team

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby:On3 Staff Report01/18/23
Buzz Williams, Texas A&M Aggies basketball coach
Texas A&M basketball coach Buzz Williams celebrates during a game on Jan. 4, 2023. (James Gilbert / Getty Images)

Buzz Williams‘ squad won its fifth SEC game in a row on Wednesday night and even before the 54-52 win over Florida the Aggies coach had seen tremendous all-around improvement from Texas A&M.

One thing his players have done to his satisfaction? Playing hard.

“I think through two weeks that we’re improving,” Williams said before the Florida contest. “I think that we’re playing really hard. I think our guys are playing for one another. I think we’re much more consistent in our effort on a daily basis.”

The players have carried out the coaching staff’s plan in each game so far, paying special attention to the details.

Listen to Williams and it sounds like his staff has settled into an excellent rhythm when it comes to scouting opponents and preparing a digestable gameplan for players to understand.

“I think our staff has been turbo-charged in regards to the preparation for each game and then the adjustments that we’ve made defensively and offensively,” he said.

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All-around improvement at Texas A&M a product of preparation

Williams broke down the staff setup when it comes to scouting opponents.

Lyle (Wolf) is offense, Devin (Johnson) is defense, (Steve Roccaforte) is personnel,” he said. “Each of those guys have a distinct role in what we do two days before a game and what we do one day before a game. Obviously the players have to carry it out and the players have to execute it, but I think their presentations and how we have practiced those adjustments through four games has been really, really good.”

It’s certainly hard to argue with the results, and the all-around improvement from Texas A&M has been evident.

The Aggies sit a half game behind Alabama in the SEC standings with a perfect 5-0 record. They’ll put that unblemished mark to the test on Saturday with a road trip to face Kentucky at Rupp Arena in a game that’s scheduled to tip off at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.