Nice start overall... a little concerned on 18/33 freethrows (55%).
Dainjarous > PaynefulDain looked Dainjarous
some good, some areas need work, we won but a respectable margin
Hodges is insanely athletic. We were in 106 row 3 and we sitting just below rim level. His head was well above the rim on his dunks. More than once I found myself saying, "Damn!" as I watched him make those plays.I know it's just one game but being one of a few EIU alums on here, I'd be curious to get others' thoughts on what they thought of EIU and how they looked after seeing them in this game.
More than a little. For dain I see little room for optimism (hope im wrong) but others need to pick it upNice start overall... a little concerned on 18/33 freethrows (55%).
Yeah, tons of athleticism & talent on this squad (perhaps similar to the 1987/88 team). Maybe we're one year and 1-2 players away from being truly special. My two concerns:Nice start overall... a little concerned on 18/33 freethrows (55%).
Ran out of time to edit, but it should read Malaki BranhamAt one time our recruiting class was made up of Reggie Bass and Sencere. In spite of Sencere being Travis Branham's teammate at ASVM, tOSU never offered him.
In fairness to Mayer he's been injured. Has had back problems since he arrived in July.I’d been critical of Mayer already, and I think he’s really gonna have to improve to win me over. Don’t care if you have a bad shooting night, but his effort and defense was pretty bad. Brad saw it too as he sat most of the 2nd half. Gotta be tenacious whether you’re 6-7 or 1-7 shooting.
If i did not know who he was, would of thought he was a "walk on."
Not surprisingly passing needs significant work.
is that who we were playing?I know it's just one game but being one of a few EIU alums on here, I'd be curious to get others' thoughts on what they thought of EIU and how they looked after seeing them in this game.
Hodges is insanely athletic. We were in 106 row 3 and we sitting just below rim level. His head was well above the rim on his dunks. More than once I found myself saying, "Damn!" as I watched him make those plays.
Rose, Jr. is a bulldog. Made good decisions with the ball and wasn't afraid to attack the rim or go for rebounds despite being the shortest guy on the court. He couldn't seem to miss in the first half and kept it closer than any of us thought it would be.
Malone and Carlesimo had some nice plays, too, but didn't stand out to me the way Hodges and Rose, Jr. did.
Hamlin seemed to play stronger than when he was with us, but didn't seem to dominate the way one might hope a guy who went up against Kofi in practice might have. He didn't let himself get bodied, but didn't seem like a particularly strong presence in the paint, either.
Decision-making was his biggest thing to improve on. Based on very limited results thus far, he has definitely improved.Okay, so about that Hawk performance. While his improved shooting mechanics are going to be the headline, his improved decision-making is every bit as important. My guy had 0 turnovers and 1 foul. That's the maturity we so desperately need out of him. That's what's going to keep him on the floor and put us in a position to win a lot of games.
How did we end up down 3 scholarships. That seems like a larger amount than desired, yes? Perrine didn't come, but what else contributed?Yeah, tons of athleticism & talent on this squad (perhaps similar to the 1987/88 team). Maybe we're one year and 1-2 players away from being truly special. My two concerns:
-- 3-point shooting (I don't expect ColeHawk to hit at even a 38% clip all season, let alone 68%). Can our guards hit from beyond the arc?
-- Depth (10 scholarship players on the active roster right now, one of whom is Lieb. Thinking we're susceptible to additional injury at guard or in the paint.)
Probably the middle route, to save time.Probably wrong spot to ask but did we recruit TSJ out of high school. Wondering how he ended up at Tech