1. Joel and Lars drove this win. Joel got to the rim with ease and hit a bunch of little flip shots in the lane and some really nice layups over and around the UTA defenders. Lars was bigger than the entire UTA team and once he caught the ball with one-step to the basket, he was decisive and went up …
1. Joel and Lars drove this win. Joel got to the rim with ease and hit a bunch of little flip shots in the lane and some really nice layups over and around the UTA defenders. Lars was bigger than the entire UTA team and once he caught the ball with one-step to the basket, he was decisive and went up strong with his jump hooks. I didn't look at the box score, but I'm betting he was like 6-8 around the rim or something. (Just looked: 8-10!) If he could learn how to seal smaller, faster opponents OR learn to catch lobs, he probably could have had 25. Once he caught the ball around the post, he was scoring or getting fouled.
2. Wrenn Robinson gave us some very nice minutes allowing Joel to get a rest. I was worried because UT-A pressed the entire game even after they were down 25 points. I was worried about Joel getting exhausted. Robinson didn't do much on the box score, but he was steady, didn't the turn the ball over, and hit a tough shot with the shot clock running down to save a possession.
3. ESPN's Zach Lowe often talks about defenses "playing on a string" where players rotate and fill in and "help the helper" always filling the spot as the offense passes the ball around to stress the defense. I think we have a lot of good individual defenders - Joel, Kuany, Roberson, Newell, etc - but as UT-A got deeper into their offense, we often ended up giving up open shots because we would just miss a rotation or weren't communicating well. Thankfully UT-A shot terribly. (16-50, 5-25 from 3)
4. We still give up a lot of offensive rebounds
5. Team is still playing together and playing for each other. When Joel hit back to back fast break layups early in the second half, the entire team ran out onto the floor and Fox yelled at them to get back (rightfully). Askew was waving a towel the entire night and jumped up and down - I think he'll be ok soon.
6. First game all season where I saw the team setting some solid screens. Really helped out the purpose of the offense (as Rod Benson referred to in his Chronicle article - our offense is often a lot of running to spots but not accomplishing anything because everyone just slips screens and the defenders are never stressed about staying with their men).
Nice to get off the schneid. We really should have had 4-6 more of these games.
Wrenn Robinson is super good from the film I watched. Fox has been complaining all year about not having guards when he had a capable guard on his bench.
Wrenn has only been on the team for like 2 weeks - and I hate to agree with Fox, but he really doesn't have enough ball handlers. But that is also his fault - the roster construction is up to him.
I know but having a guy like that join the team 2 weeks in is a blessing. He’s more skilled than any guards we have besides askew and Celestine. I’m my opinion he’s a gem of a walk on. He should be the backup point guard for this team.
Drove up to watch the game - my notes:
1. Joel and Lars drove this win. Joel got to the rim with ease and hit a bunch of little flip shots in the lane and some really nice layups over and around the UTA defenders. Lars was bigger than the entire UTA team and once he caught the ball with one-step to the basket, he was decisive and went up strong with his jump hooks. I didn't look at the box score, but I'm betting he was like 6-8 around the rim or something. (Just looked: 8-10!) If he could learn how to seal smaller, faster opponents OR learn to catch lobs, he probably could have had 25. Once he caught the ball around the post, he was scoring or getting fouled.
2. Wrenn Robinson gave us some very nice minutes allowing Joel to get a rest. I was worried because UT-A pressed the entire game even after they were down 25 points. I was worried about Joel getting exhausted. Robinson didn't do much on the box score, but he was steady, didn't the turn the ball over, and hit a tough shot with the shot clock running down to save a possession.
3. ESPN's Zach Lowe often talks about defenses "playing on a string" where players rotate and fill in and "help the helper" always filling the spot as the offense passes the ball around to stress the defense. I think we have a lot of good individual defenders - Joel, Kuany, Roberson, Newell, etc - but as UT-A got deeper into their offense, we often ended up giving up open shots because we would just miss a rotation or weren't communicating well. Thankfully UT-A shot terribly. (16-50, 5-25 from 3)
4. We still give up a lot of offensive rebounds
5. Team is still playing together and playing for each other. When Joel hit back to back fast break layups early in the second half, the entire team ran out onto the floor and Fox yelled at them to get back (rightfully). Askew was waving a towel the entire night and jumped up and down - I think he'll be ok soon.
6. First game all season where I saw the team setting some solid screens. Really helped out the purpose of the offense (as Rod Benson referred to in his Chronicle article - our offense is often a lot of running to spots but not accomplishing anything because everyone just slips screens and the defenders are never stressed about staying with their men).
Nice to get off the schneid. We really should have had 4-6 more of these games.
Honestly we should give you an award just based on the fact you drove up to watch the game.
Wrenn Robinson is super good from the film I watched. Fox has been complaining all year about not having guards when he had a capable guard on his bench.
Like alpha has said and me too we needed to get some guys from the RSF and now we basically have.
I don't quite think that's accurate. Wrenn Robinson was playing at CCSF and not just "a guy from the RSF"
Wrenn has only been on the team for like 2 weeks - and I hate to agree with Fox, but he really doesn't have enough ball handlers. But that is also his fault - the roster construction is up to him.
I know but having a guy like that join the team 2 weeks in is a blessing. He’s more skilled than any guards we have besides askew and Celestine. I’m my opinion he’s a gem of a walk on. He should be the backup point guard for this team.
We really don't have any other guards! It's all a bunch of wingmen!