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<blockquote data-quote="RockfordIllini" data-source="post: 1714156" data-attributes="member: 8716"><p>Here are my thoughts…</p><p></p><p>No one was beating PU in their building tonight the way they played in the second half. I forget where I first read this but someone smarter than me once said college BB teams have 4-5 games a year where they play above their ceiling and everything they throw up goes in, and 4-5 games that are opposite of that. At one point they were 15-20 in the second half. No one can hang with that. I thought we did well to stem the initial blitz and kept it within 6-7 for the first 7 minutes or so, but they didn’t let up and we lost our composure a bit and started rushing shots, and the game got out of hand.</p><p></p><p>The good: </p><p>First and most importantly Trent looks to be okay. Initially I was terrified he blew out his knee cutting to keep up with Ivey. I was so relieved after the replay showed he knocked knees with Ivey. Will see how sore it is but he shouldn’t miss any extended time. Second, </p><p></p><p>Kofi had a bounce back game and was at least a wash with their bigs. </p><p></p><p>Third, Belo looked better and looks like he is getting closer to full strength. </p><p></p><p>Fourth, obviously was RJ. If he can consistently do what he did tonight that gives us a piece we don’t currently have. Would be huge.</p><p></p><p>The bad: </p><p>I know Payne had 3 rebounds which isn’t bad but just feel like he lacks the mindset/toughness to really mix it up down low, as compared to BBV who is much more physically limited. Maybe he isn’t a great fit in the BIG. I hope he finds it because he could be a monster in our drop coverage. </p><p> </p><p>Kofi stopped passing out of double teams. Reminded me of the Cincy game where he was just a little too amped up/trying to do too much. Just need him to be aggressive when he has the advantage and pass out when he doesn’t.</p><p></p><p>Belo with 0 assists. I think part of that might be the way they were playing our ball screens but he needs to get other people involved. 13 points on 10 shots not super efficient.</p><p></p><p>DMW/Grandi were hesitant and passed up a lot of open looks. Just need them to shoot when they are open. I know they are upgrades defensively over the frosh but the frosh look less scared to shoot at this point. Might be worth splitting DMW/Grandi with RJ/Goode just for better offensive/defensive balance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockfordIllini, post: 1714156, member: 8716"] Here are my thoughts… No one was beating PU in their building tonight the way they played in the second half. I forget where I first read this but someone smarter than me once said college BB teams have 4-5 games a year where they play above their ceiling and everything they throw up goes in, and 4-5 games that are opposite of that. At one point they were 15-20 in the second half. No one can hang with that. I thought we did well to stem the initial blitz and kept it within 6-7 for the first 7 minutes or so, but they didn’t let up and we lost our composure a bit and started rushing shots, and the game got out of hand. The good: First and most importantly Trent looks to be okay. Initially I was terrified he blew out his knee cutting to keep up with Ivey. I was so relieved after the replay showed he knocked knees with Ivey. Will see how sore it is but he shouldn’t miss any extended time. Second, Kofi had a bounce back game and was at least a wash with their bigs. Third, Belo looked better and looks like he is getting closer to full strength. Fourth, obviously was RJ. If he can consistently do what he did tonight that gives us a piece we don’t currently have. Would be huge. The bad: I know Payne had 3 rebounds which isn’t bad but just feel like he lacks the mindset/toughness to really mix it up down low, as compared to BBV who is much more physically limited. Maybe he isn’t a great fit in the BIG. I hope he finds it because he could be a monster in our drop coverage. Kofi stopped passing out of double teams. Reminded me of the Cincy game where he was just a little too amped up/trying to do too much. Just need him to be aggressive when he has the advantage and pass out when he doesn’t. Belo with 0 assists. I think part of that might be the way they were playing our ball screens but he needs to get other people involved. 13 points on 10 shots not super efficient. DMW/Grandi were hesitant and passed up a lot of open looks. Just need them to shoot when they are open. I know they are upgrades defensively over the frosh but the frosh look less scared to shoot at this point. Might be worth splitting DMW/Grandi with RJ/Goode just for better offensive/defensive balance. [/QUOTE]
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