DePaul had 5 assists to our 24. That explains a lot about what happened. Good unselfish shot selection and good shooting other than by our best shooter. We are back to our game and ready for the post season.
Andre and Adama in particular played fantastic. By the first week of March, it is clear who has worked on their weaknesses and improved their games. Adama led us with 26 efficient points and Andre was 2 rebounds and 1 assist short of a triple double.
Again, our two Bigs led the way shooting 73%. If you are looking for productivity and efficient offense, you start with those two, Adama and Donovan. Adama showed great patience and craftiness on his moves tonight. Donovan just knows what to do with the ball around the basket.
Newton was solid with 11 points on 70% shooting, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The type of solid game we need from him with only 2 turnovers. Joey C also is back in the groove coming off the bench and looking confident on the court. He shot 60% from 3.
I don’t understand why we set most of our screens so far from the basket when setting screens on the blocks are very effective. A double screen even more so. On defense I notice when Adama high hedges he almost always chooses to cover the guard, even when the screen is poor and no switch is required. DePaul did not have the Bigs to make us pay, so it was mid major ball, but an elite D1 team destroys that approach in March.
We won by 29, but it should have been 45, if we did not lose our focus for parts of the second half. We also continue to make fouls that were disconnected from the game, clock and scoreboard. We need to clean that up to achieve our full potential.
While the well meaning Casual Fans rave about Golden State type ball, it is amazing how often the team with a favorable rebound margin wins the game. Tonight our advantage was 40 to 29.
Andre and Adama in particular played fantastic. By the first week of March, it is clear who has worked on their weaknesses and improved their games. Adama led us with 26 efficient points and Andre was 2 rebounds and 1 assist short of a triple double.
Again, our two Bigs led the way shooting 73%. If you are looking for productivity and efficient offense, you start with those two, Adama and Donovan. Adama showed great patience and craftiness on his moves tonight. Donovan just knows what to do with the ball around the basket.
Newton was solid with 11 points on 70% shooting, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The type of solid game we need from him with only 2 turnovers. Joey C also is back in the groove coming off the bench and looking confident on the court. He shot 60% from 3.
I don’t understand why we set most of our screens so far from the basket when setting screens on the blocks are very effective. A double screen even more so. On defense I notice when Adama high hedges he almost always chooses to cover the guard, even when the screen is poor and no switch is required. DePaul did not have the Bigs to make us pay, so it was mid major ball, but an elite D1 team destroys that approach in March.
We won by 29, but it should have been 45, if we did not lose our focus for parts of the second half. We also continue to make fouls that were disconnected from the game, clock and scoreboard. We need to clean that up to achieve our full potential.
While the well meaning Casual Fans rave about Golden State type ball, it is amazing how often the team with a favorable rebound margin wins the game. Tonight our advantage was 40 to 29.
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