Also, we played over our heads in that game. Whalley isn't a 12 point 10 rebound 4 assist 5 block player, or he'd be a 1st round NBA pick. Cole Shot way above the norm, assisted on more baskets than any other game. He hit 5-7 from deep, his average on 7 attempts is closest to 2-7, so take those 9 points away and it looks a lot different. Akok scored 7 points in 10 minutes on the floor (my educated guess is he won't score 7 points in 10 minutes again all season. So what the next thought is, did our style of play suit our players better so even if Whalley, Cole, and Akok don't achieve those career games, does it create opportunities so that we have different players playing above their level because the style of play is better suited to this roster as a whole? I think time will bear out that it does. Chief, love your posts, very complete and factual. For some reason, you have an affinity for Gaffney. I like what he does, but his numbers are so low on the efficiency scale they are not worth 20 minutes, outside the fact if not him, who else? Come on 20 minutes 2 assists 1 rebound, and 1-6? We had 6 players with 2 assists or more. I have seen one game with 20 points, but I think Adams had 15 in a game. It is the full body of work, and if I had to grade his full body of work I would say C-. I would rate the same vs Xavier. We have to keep putting pressure on the opposing defense, when the offense is accelerating the pace the energy transfers to the other end of the court because guys get their heads in the game, and over-achieving raises the bar.
