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Marcus Capers is still a pretty darn good defender. But his lack of development on offense has become a liability for WSU during this late-season slide.

Klay Thompson has been a workhorse this year, and while he's been very good for the bulk of the season, even he hasn't been immune to a drop in production over the last month.

In Part 1 of a three part series, we take a macro look at just what it is that this team is struggling to do as well as it was early in the year. It's actually pretty simple: Shooting -- on both ends of the floor.