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<blockquote data-quote="flyingillini3.0" data-source="post: 1561744" data-attributes="member: 747741"><p>Great all-around game fellas. My humble assessment of each of the players in order of my perceptions of their contribution to the game:</p><p></p><p>1. Ayo - Pretty amazing when you can score 18 points, 12 boards, 5 assists and still be considered to have a mediocre game. That's how good this guy is. Seemed a little tentative in the 1st half but great players rise up when needed and his ability stop on a dime and create his own shot makes him so tough to guard. </p><p></p><p>2. DMW - Only played 20 minutes but he does so many little things that don't show up on the stat sheet that helps a team win and you can tell the team feeds off of him. His confidence in his outside shot is like night and day this year. Love it. </p><p></p><p>2. Georgi - played within himself for the most part and is solid for us inside. Looks more like the freshman Georgi which is a good thing. </p><p></p><p>3. Curbelo - I know many were frustrated by his 5 TO's but I think 2 of them were questionable calls and his ability to bring the ball up against the press is a huge asset. I've been pleasantly surprised at his ability to create his own shot. He'll make his share of bonehead plays for sure but his handles allow him to go almost anywhere on the court at will and that will be huge against really tough defenses (e.g. Baylor) or playing away games with questionable officiating (e.g. Duke - that stretch in the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half was ridiculous). </p><p></p><p>4. Trent - brought good energy and hit some tough threes on the move. His 5 turnovers were more concerning to me than Curbelo's (as a senior) but if he can be a consistent scorer and continue to play without fear I can live with that. </p><p></p><p>5. Kofi - definitely was a presence on defense but with his size and athleticism he should be more dominant in my opinion. Needs to improve his hands, use more pump-fakes and go up strong since it doesn't look like he's developed a reliable hook shot. On defense he seems to try to block every shot which exposes our defense to offensive rebounds, makes bad decisions on fouls regularly and has more trouble with athletic length in the paint guarding him than I expected. Hopefully he stays another year to add more skill to his game. </p><p></p><p>6. Miller - Great to see his outside shooting out of the gate. Having shooters you have to respect has been probably the biggest difference from last year so far. Hopefully his left arm is ok after that spill. </p><p></p><p>7. Hawkins - good to see him get some tick. Doesn't do anything great but seems to do a lot of things fairly well and nice to have some length beyond Kofi and Georgi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flyingillini3.0, post: 1561744, member: 747741"] Great all-around game fellas. My humble assessment of each of the players in order of my perceptions of their contribution to the game: 1. Ayo - Pretty amazing when you can score 18 points, 12 boards, 5 assists and still be considered to have a mediocre game. That's how good this guy is. Seemed a little tentative in the 1st half but great players rise up when needed and his ability stop on a dime and create his own shot makes him so tough to guard. 2. DMW - Only played 20 minutes but he does so many little things that don't show up on the stat sheet that helps a team win and you can tell the team feeds off of him. His confidence in his outside shot is like night and day this year. Love it. 2. Georgi - played within himself for the most part and is solid for us inside. Looks more like the freshman Georgi which is a good thing. 3. Curbelo - I know many were frustrated by his 5 TO's but I think 2 of them were questionable calls and his ability to bring the ball up against the press is a huge asset. I've been pleasantly surprised at his ability to create his own shot. He'll make his share of bonehead plays for sure but his handles allow him to go almost anywhere on the court at will and that will be huge against really tough defenses (e.g. Baylor) or playing away games with questionable officiating (e.g. Duke - that stretch in the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half was ridiculous). 4. Trent - brought good energy and hit some tough threes on the move. His 5 turnovers were more concerning to me than Curbelo's (as a senior) but if he can be a consistent scorer and continue to play without fear I can live with that. 5. Kofi - definitely was a presence on defense but with his size and athleticism he should be more dominant in my opinion. Needs to improve his hands, use more pump-fakes and go up strong since it doesn't look like he's developed a reliable hook shot. On defense he seems to try to block every shot which exposes our defense to offensive rebounds, makes bad decisions on fouls regularly and has more trouble with athletic length in the paint guarding him than I expected. Hopefully he stays another year to add more skill to his game. 6. Miller - Great to see his outside shooting out of the gate. Having shooters you have to respect has been probably the biggest difference from last year so far. Hopefully his left arm is ok after that spill. 7. Hawkins - good to see him get some tick. Doesn't do anything great but seems to do a lot of things fairly well and nice to have some length beyond Kofi and Georgi. [/QUOTE]
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