Utes count too much on Henderson to be hot

There are a lot of things obvious about the Utah basketball team this year.
The Utes:
— Turn the ball over too much.
— Allow way too many offensive rebounds by their opponents.
— Get off to terrible starts and rally most of the time to make it a game.
— Play solid defense for the most part.
— Live and die by Marshall Henderson’s shooting on game nights.
The latter has been evident all year, but never more so than in Mountain West Conference games. When Henderson is hot, the Utes win. When he’s not, they lose.
In the Utes’ four MWC wins, Henderson is shooting 47.6 percent overall and 51.7 percent from 3-point range. In the six losses, he’s shooting just 33.8 percent overall and 25.5 percent from long range.
When asked about how much the Utes’ fortunes ride on Henderson’s shooting, coach Jim Boylen said he couldn’t agree more.
“We need Marshall to make shots,” he said.
But he also said the Utes need others to step up and help score. He noted that last year the Utes had four players average in double figures and another just under 10 points a game This year, three players, Henderson, Carlon Brown and Luka Drca, average in double figures and another (Jay Watkins) is just under 10.
“If we could get one more guy in double figure range, how many more games would we have won? Probably four or five,” Boylen said.