Great writeup, it was nice to see Haas excited for the first time in a long time.
One thing that really stood out was the lack of fear for the Cal players. Fox, Wyking and Cuonzo all had guys on short leashes (Monty did too, but I feel he had a shorter bench most of the time). The moment there was a mistake, someone would go to the scorer…
Great writeup, it was nice to see Haas excited for the first time in a long time.
One thing that really stood out was the lack of fear for the Cal players. Fox, Wyking and Cuonzo all had guys on short leashes (Monty did too, but I feel he had a shorter bench most of the time). The moment there was a mistake, someone would go to the scorers table. On a transition three from Cone last night, I figured Madsen would do the same, but he let him ride it out, then Cone came alive on those same types of shots late. That's something that builds confidence, and as some commenters noted from the post-game presser, the guys are pumped to play for Madsen.
Still a lot to be fixed, namely defensive rotations, the ball movement slowing down in the second half, and getting guys healthy/eligible, but it's a start.
Great writeup, it was nice to see Haas excited for the first time in a long time.
One thing that really stood out was the lack of fear for the Cal players. Fox, Wyking and Cuonzo all had guys on short leashes (Monty did too, but I feel he had a shorter bench most of the time). The moment there was a mistake, someone would go to the scorers table. On a transition three from Cone last night, I figured Madsen would do the same, but he let him ride it out, then Cone came alive on those same types of shots late. That's something that builds confidence, and as some commenters noted from the post-game presser, the guys are pumped to play for Madsen.
Still a lot to be fixed, namely defensive rotations, the ball movement slowing down in the second half, and getting guys healthy/eligible, but it's a start.