Jalen Gaffney finds his role.

[KembaStepback]

The kid needs to keep being aggressive. Finally didn't play timid and it paid off for him. He needs to do better on defense but was nice to see him play hard today.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Glad to see Gaff have a good game, but you couldn't ask for a better matchup for him. The begging question is why Cole or even Martin couldn't blow by their defenders as easily. SH was slow and plodding.

Sanogo and Jackson showed talent but ultimately made a bunch of mistakes that cost us possession on both ends. I'm not sure Jackson knows the defensive scheme or what switching means.

Bad T by Hurley, should never have on a mid game possesion call like that.

Whaley was stout on D, near absent on the offense. Martin's fouls cost him minutes, where we could've used him.

Ultimately you can't not play O for the first 15 minutes and not play D in the last 10 and expect to win.

Cole and Martin can't go by defenders because Cole is slow and short; Martin doesn't have the ball skills to drive by his man. He's a guaranteed charge 1-2 a game when he tries to get from 3 line to the rim.