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Message: [QUOTE="JustbrewitMan, post: 2990100, member: 7806"] Nothing like a little home cooking to get things back on track. This game is all I ask to see from the team for the rest of this season...strong effort across the board from everyone, limited amounts of silly plays, and maintained poise when faced with adversity. ***The positives (LOTS!!!): --Effort, intensity from everyone!!! --No end-of-2st half/2nd half droughts... --Only 10 turnovers. Much smarter decisionmaking and valued the ball much better --Jalen played like we expect him to...really, just a great, great game and had some clutch plays when SMU closed the score up in the 2nd half --Al probably played his best overall game as our PG. --Tyler got off the schnide! --Re-emergence of Carlton as a serviceable big man. He's still obviously less athletic than most opponents he'll face, but at least he was using more fundamental bball skills & IQ to stand a fighting chance. 8pts/7reb is just lovely --Sid looked smoother, more comfortable, and brought ENERGY. 4pts/6reb/3blks and a TON more altered shots. I even loved the one he called for goaltending on. Sends a message that nothing's gonna get to the rim easy when he's near! --Our closeouts on 3's were pretty good. SMU had an off shooting night from 3 but our D was part of the reason for it. Very few open looks... ***Negatives/Things to keep working at: --We let them get too many offensive rebounds. SMU is a great offensive rebounding team and overall is way more athletic, but losing the Oreb battle 23-6 was a bit much. Effort was there but still not getting the boxouts quick enough... --Offensive ball movement vs. the zone. Not sure why SMU didn't stay in zone as it was the main factor behind them making their 2nd-half run. We showed some signs of attacking it the right way but there still is a lot of work to be done for us to be able to consistently handle a zone and get good shot opportunities... Awards: Double IPA Award: Tough call, but I'll give it to Jalen IPA Award: Alterique Session IPA Award: CV...quiet but effective 11&7 Imperial Stout Award: Did we have a dunk tonight? I don't remember one. But it goes to Sid for his nasty blocks Sour Farmhouse IPA Award: The Refs. Although I think we benefited from their excessive foul calls in the 2nd half, I think that it really killed the overall flow of the game. Lots of the calls on both teams were really "play on" situations. Cheers!!! Let's start a winning streak now!!! [/QUOTE]

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