Not to beat a dead horse here, but I wanted to provide some of my own personal observations so far regarding the team.
1. Kentan Facey has been an absolute gem thus far. The kid rebounds well and has no problem going up with the basketball or kicking it back out to the guards. He has bought into the Husky mentality and is well deserving of the playing time he has been getting.
2. On the other hand, Phil Nolan doesn't deserve the amount of playing time he has been getting early on. All he is good for is potentially drawing a charge on the opposing team's big man. Half the time it works and the other half of the time their big is going to the line for an and one. I say let's see a little more of Lubin and a little less Nolan.
3. This injury that Boatright has might be the best thing that could've happened to this team. This team needs to play a couple games without him and learn how to play team basketball. Right now our offense consists on passing around the arch until the shot clock hits ten and then letting Boatright loose to make a miraculous shot over a defender or two or three.
4. Amida Brimah doesn't deserve the flack that he has been getting from the fans. He has been more than advertised on the defensive end of the floor by either blocking shots or altering them and in terms of offensive productivity I don't feel like we are giving him the ball enough personally. Sure we have always been Guard University and that trend seems to be continuing this year but I don't think it would hurt to chuck it to Brimah in the post every once in a while and let him make a move.
5. Maybe this is just me but I felt like in past years Terrence Samuel used to take it to the rack with authority and had no fear in doing so. Now it seems like he drives half way in and then just kicks it back out to Boatright. We need someone besides Boatright that can create their own shot, I think T Sam could be that guy if he asserts himself a little bit more.
6. We NEED someone who can consistently knock down a 3-point shot. Daniel Hamilton has shown that he can hit from deep and Purvis has shown that he has some range as well. I'm not looking for another Giffey just someone who can hit the occasional 3-point shot to keep the opposing teams defense honest that's all.
1. Kentan Facey has been an absolute gem thus far. The kid rebounds well and has no problem going up with the basketball or kicking it back out to the guards. He has bought into the Husky mentality and is well deserving of the playing time he has been getting.
2. On the other hand, Phil Nolan doesn't deserve the amount of playing time he has been getting early on. All he is good for is potentially drawing a charge on the opposing team's big man. Half the time it works and the other half of the time their big is going to the line for an and one. I say let's see a little more of Lubin and a little less Nolan.
3. This injury that Boatright has might be the best thing that could've happened to this team. This team needs to play a couple games without him and learn how to play team basketball. Right now our offense consists on passing around the arch until the shot clock hits ten and then letting Boatright loose to make a miraculous shot over a defender or two or three.
4. Amida Brimah doesn't deserve the flack that he has been getting from the fans. He has been more than advertised on the defensive end of the floor by either blocking shots or altering them and in terms of offensive productivity I don't feel like we are giving him the ball enough personally. Sure we have always been Guard University and that trend seems to be continuing this year but I don't think it would hurt to chuck it to Brimah in the post every once in a while and let him make a move.
5. Maybe this is just me but I felt like in past years Terrence Samuel used to take it to the rack with authority and had no fear in doing so. Now it seems like he drives half way in and then just kicks it back out to Boatright. We need someone besides Boatright that can create their own shot, I think T Sam could be that guy if he asserts himself a little bit more.
6. We NEED someone who can consistently knock down a 3-point shot. Daniel Hamilton has shown that he can hit from deep and Purvis has shown that he has some range as well. I'm not looking for another Giffey just someone who can hit the occasional 3-point shot to keep the opposing teams defense honest that's all.