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I had hoped to get this out last night after attending the game. With no Wifi, I fired up Webtop for the first time on my Droid Bionic. Had the keyboard, mouse in front of me, the Boneyard up on my widescreen but only had spotty 4G and 3G signal that would switch between the two and eventually give me No-Gs. I tried to type up the recap, but lost it all twice and decided to give up.
Anyhow, for those still interesting in some observations here you go:
It's always best to start out with the good, and their half-court D almost picked up where they left off. They had a few breakdowns, but for the most part the newbies filled right in and handled the high screens better than expected. They have incredible length and plus-quickness that gave AIC fits. They were able to get a few good shots late in the 35 sec clock, but for the most part they really struggle to get any open or even lightly contested shots.
As for half-court offensive execution, they were often mechanical and slow, and unable to free up their shooters as often as you'd like to see against a D-II team. Screeners were slow in hitting their spots and cutters were late at hitting those screens crisply. This is something that I always watch closely at the beginning of the season. Usually young teams struggle to pick up JC's half-court sets. What surprised me last year is how well that young team picked up the offense from the very beginning. I'm sure Kemba had a lot to do with it, and Napier, particularly in the 1st half had a good part in the offense not flowing well.
When they did get out and run their transition offense was very good. They seemed to finish well most of the time. A couple times Daniels snuck out a tad premature and the team got caught a man down on the defensive end of the floor.
Anyhow, for those still interesting in some observations here you go:
It's always best to start out with the good, and their half-court D almost picked up where they left off. They had a few breakdowns, but for the most part the newbies filled right in and handled the high screens better than expected. They have incredible length and plus-quickness that gave AIC fits. They were able to get a few good shots late in the 35 sec clock, but for the most part they really struggle to get any open or even lightly contested shots.
As for half-court offensive execution, they were often mechanical and slow, and unable to free up their shooters as often as you'd like to see against a D-II team. Screeners were slow in hitting their spots and cutters were late at hitting those screens crisply. This is something that I always watch closely at the beginning of the season. Usually young teams struggle to pick up JC's half-court sets. What surprised me last year is how well that young team picked up the offense from the very beginning. I'm sure Kemba had a lot to do with it, and Napier, particularly in the 1st half had a good part in the offense not flowing well.
When they did get out and run their transition offense was very good. They seemed to finish well most of the time. A couple times Daniels snuck out a tad premature and the team got caught a man down on the defensive end of the floor.