Quite frankly, Chief thought we underachieved tonight. The team isn’t in any smooth flow. Cole was the one guy who brought his game tonight.
Jackson had at least 3 occasions early where he turned down open looks from the 3 line. When he does that a turnover often follows since he knows he should of had the confidence to shoot it. If he would take and hit 3’s, the entry passing lanes would open up as well.
Other than Jackson and Whaley our rebounding was also disappointing. But, give MES credit they scrapped on the boards
Sanogo is once again settling for 10-12 foot jump hooks. The accuracy drops dramatically after 6 feet. Where is the spin move he used earlier in the year? Although admittedly it’s tougher when you are doubled team and playing hurt..
On the plus side, Gaffney showed some improvement both ballhandling, making assists and hitting threes. Polley now has played well in 2 of his last 4 games. He needs to play well 3/4rds of the time.
Pollard, Styles and Phillip played well for MES. Then Menshah played unconscious on his shots towards the end. Give them some credit, they were patient and hit some well defended threes and shots.
Late in the game Whaley made some good defensive plays while Cole put together some offense. Sanogo and Whaley left 6 points on the FT line.
Martin and Sanogo are injury questions marks going forward and without Cole and Whaley’s defense, we would have lost tonight.
Jackson had at least 3 occasions early where he turned down open looks from the 3 line. When he does that a turnover often follows since he knows he should of had the confidence to shoot it. If he would take and hit 3’s, the entry passing lanes would open up as well.
Other than Jackson and Whaley our rebounding was also disappointing. But, give MES credit they scrapped on the boards
Sanogo is once again settling for 10-12 foot jump hooks. The accuracy drops dramatically after 6 feet. Where is the spin move he used earlier in the year? Although admittedly it’s tougher when you are doubled team and playing hurt..
On the plus side, Gaffney showed some improvement both ballhandling, making assists and hitting threes. Polley now has played well in 2 of his last 4 games. He needs to play well 3/4rds of the time.
Pollard, Styles and Phillip played well for MES. Then Menshah played unconscious on his shots towards the end. Give them some credit, they were patient and hit some well defended threes and shots.
Late in the game Whaley made some good defensive plays while Cole put together some offense. Sanogo and Whaley left 6 points on the FT line.
Martin and Sanogo are injury questions marks going forward and without Cole and Whaley’s defense, we would have lost tonight.