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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 4094281, member: 6696"] 429s Briefs are something along these lines... Cole: Looked like a senior guard. Without his shooting, this team would be screwed. Sanogo: Looked like a beast. Not a ton to see versus this level of competition. I expect he'll score 12ppg efficiently. The difference between good and great will be his defense and foul shooting. A couple of assists per game wouldn't hurt either. Jackson: Made some stupid flashy plays instead of playing the game the right way. Turned down some wide-open threes, and bricked the only one he made. Not thrilled about that stuff. However, his defense (along with Reese) noticeably set the tenor for the early part of the game. Love his creative passing and his handle seems a little tighter. Made his FTs which was good to see. We really need him to be an 8/4/3 kind of player. And he has GOT to be a defensive stalwart if he can't shoot the rock at an even a just below average clip instead of abysmally. Rese: Looked like a senior wing. His athleticism, defense, and strength are going to be important. Saw the same stiffness finishing at the rim which isn't great. However, I thought he looked a little more smooth shooting it. If he shoots 35% this whole season without a terrible slump, he might be our best player. Whaley: You kind of know what you're gonna get at this point. That doesn't mean he isn't good... he's just steady and predictable. Teams need that. He needs to be taking and making 3s in these cupcake games to get his reps in before our more important games. Polley: I thought he had a relatively quiet game considering he put up 11. Quiet won't always mean bad for him though. He has a gravity that opens up the defense for everyone to score inside. I doubt he takes this many 2 point shots or FTs going forward. Gaff: I think he's another guy we just know what we're gonna get at this point most night. Not everyone can be a star. If he can hit his 3s, get the occasional drive, and protect the offense while Cole gets breathers, he'll be doing his job very well. Akok: Just great to see him back. I think he'll play more 5 than we expect this year because his shooting still is not good. But he'll be a totally different player in 2 month. He's rusty as you would expect. Johnson +Diggins: The moment was too big. This year might be too big. They just need time. Overall: There wasn't much to learn from this game. CCSU is bad. However, I do like to see that we have seemed to have 8 guys in the rotation + likely Hawkins. That number will probably get cut down to more like 7 or 8 by tournament time. I was also happy to see us playing relatively fast. Will that continue, who knows... but it was nice to see. I suspect we were hiding some offensive sets this game, so I'll reserve judgment. Not quite so thrilled that Whaley and Jackson weren't hunting 3s. That limits our team BIG TIME vs better opponents. We'll be relying a lot on Polley and Hawkins even with their limitations for offense if those guys can't shoot confidently. [/QUOTE]

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