I admit that I have no first hand knowledge from the locker room. But given my experience (at a substantially lower level of competition) I offer the following. You have a team with two tiers of players, the returning veterans and a highly ranked recruit class and a significant transfer. Under any circumstance the returning players and newcomers would take a bit of time acclimating to me another. In normal circumstances the new p!ayers would not be as adept as college level players and require significant time to fully absorb the team culture, plays, and become familiar with one another ,both on and off the court. It can be particularly tricky with a highly skilled freshman class as we have.
I think the JMU game served to help unite the team. This was reflected in the De!aware game. More time together will make this a well oiled machine Especially when the currently injured players are blended into the mix.