Positives: Shepherd was not a black hole; he made a point to facilitate more than the earlier games. Lars looks incrementally better coordinated, but in limited minutes. Brown is taking more shots and being aggressive on offense. He may make a jump this year.
Negatives: Grant still seems out of sync. For the 3rd year in a row, our defensive strategy is to collapse on the dribbler and leave the rest of the team open for a 3-point shot. This can't be what they're coaching. Outside of Grant/Andre/Joel/Shepherd, who is going to step into the starting minutes? We all want Kuany to be there, but should those minutes go to Celestine early on?
This team is a legit 10-12 deep...they have the numbers to play tenacious half-court defense....literally leave it all the floor bc Fox can rotate bodies in & out for rest...but that all goes out the f-ing door when they don’t rotate or help and allow the opponent to literally make a single pass to a shooter for a wide open 3 with 22 seconds on the shot clock! Sigh.
Well that was really fun to watch. The team played like a team. They helped a lot, a lot of assists, and clearly play for each other. The defensive hustle is impressive. There is no arguing we don't have much top talent outside of Kelly, really, but it was great to see them play a good team and play hard and well. Nothing has changed for the prognosis of this team, but a win tonight sure felt good and it's reassuring that at least they give great effort and act together. Didn't do that under Wyking. That new kid plays defense like his hair is on fire. His pubic hair.
Positives: Shepherd was not a black hole; he made a point to facilitate more than the earlier games. Lars looks incrementally better coordinated, but in limited minutes. Brown is taking more shots and being aggressive on offense. He may make a jump this year.
Negatives: Grant still seems out of sync. For the 3rd year in a row, our defensive strategy is to collapse on the dribbler and leave the rest of the team open for a 3-point shot. This can't be what they're coaching. Outside of Grant/Andre/Joel/Shepherd, who is going to step into the starting minutes? We all want Kuany to be there, but should those minutes go to Celestine early on?
The D is the concern.
This team is a legit 10-12 deep...they have the numbers to play tenacious half-court defense....literally leave it all the floor bc Fox can rotate bodies in & out for rest...but that all goes out the f-ing door when they don’t rotate or help and allow the opponent to literally make a single pass to a shooter for a wide open 3 with 22 seconds on the shot clock! Sigh.
Well that was really fun to watch. The team played like a team. They helped a lot, a lot of assists, and clearly play for each other. The defensive hustle is impressive. There is no arguing we don't have much top talent outside of Kelly, really, but it was great to see them play a good team and play hard and well. Nothing has changed for the prognosis of this team, but a win tonight sure felt good and it's reassuring that at least they give great effort and act together. Didn't do that under Wyking. That new kid plays defense like his hair is on fire. His pubic hair.
Which new kid?
And we found the recipe for the Bears to win a ballgame...<10 turnovers, make their free throws, and shoot 66% from 3....good luck with all that! ;-)
Seriously, tho, sounds like a nice effort from the dudes.
From the part of the game I caught, Anyanwu plays really really hard.
Er, Alajiki, not Anyanwu.
Agreed - he’s probably their best overall athlete since Jaylen. More minutes for Sam please - it’s a good thing! Body screams NFL TE.
Deep is the one thing this bench is…a legit 12-deep when healthy.
We're out what should be 3 regular players - Thorpe, Klonaras and Anyanwu?
Only kids in street clothes were Thorpe, Bowser and Robertson. Everyone else was suited up. unsure why some didn’t play
The BOD kids too.