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Quite frankly, our lack of Bigs hurt us on defensive switches during the first half. Polley picked up a couple of fouls and off of screens they either got guys open down low or mismatches with guards guarding Bigs. Eventually, we made adjustments but that created a small lead for Arizona and fouls, which killed us.
Chief did not like many of the calls and the inconsistencies on travels, charges and contact on drives. But, give Arizona credit for making the foul shots.
I liked the crowd and the effort of our players and coaches. It was a great atmosphere for a game. Chief always says - play good competition and fans will come. The school needs to get away from the cup cake pay game model and playing most good OOC games on neutral courts. That doesn’t work financially anymore. You won’t get more than 8,500 at these games, why not sellout?
Gilbert was shaky in the first half - I think he was trying too hard. Overall our outside shooting was poor. He needs to assess the team he’s playing before determining to go so deep on drives.
Carlton is 0 for 3 in terms of playing well against good teams. Not a good trend. He and the coaches need to figure out how he can contribute better in these games. Cobb had a good first half but faded as the game went on.
Sid has a lot to learn but athletically, besides strength, he passes the eye test. Still need to see more of a shooting sample.
CV played hard but as with Gilbert forced things. Jalen played ok but did not knock down outside shots. Something he needs to do.
Jeter was a tough matchup and that led to open threes as we tried to help.
The refs - don’t get Chief going. How Arizona had three team fouls with 3 minutes left in the second half is beyond me while we were in the double bonus. The travel calls were inconsistent as where the contact fouls. We also made some dumb fouls on low % shots.
We are competitive and play hard again. A good start. Too many wet spots on the floor - need more attention on that.
Good to see all the recruits line up and Akok in his UConn gear. More to come.
Chief did not like many of the calls and the inconsistencies on travels, charges and contact on drives. But, give Arizona credit for making the foul shots.
I liked the crowd and the effort of our players and coaches. It was a great atmosphere for a game. Chief always says - play good competition and fans will come. The school needs to get away from the cup cake pay game model and playing most good OOC games on neutral courts. That doesn’t work financially anymore. You won’t get more than 8,500 at these games, why not sellout?
Gilbert was shaky in the first half - I think he was trying too hard. Overall our outside shooting was poor. He needs to assess the team he’s playing before determining to go so deep on drives.
Carlton is 0 for 3 in terms of playing well against good teams. Not a good trend. He and the coaches need to figure out how he can contribute better in these games. Cobb had a good first half but faded as the game went on.
Sid has a lot to learn but athletically, besides strength, he passes the eye test. Still need to see more of a shooting sample.
CV played hard but as with Gilbert forced things. Jalen played ok but did not knock down outside shots. Something he needs to do.
Jeter was a tough matchup and that led to open threes as we tried to help.
The refs - don’t get Chief going. How Arizona had three team fouls with 3 minutes left in the second half is beyond me while we were in the double bonus. The travel calls were inconsistent as where the contact fouls. We also made some dumb fouls on low % shots.
We are competitive and play hard again. A good start. Too many wet spots on the floor - need more attention on that.
Good to see all the recruits line up and Akok in his UConn gear. More to come.
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