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Message: [QUOTE="UCan3, post: 5096761, member: 11446"] Good Game - Rhode Island came to play! They had size and strength - perfect first game opponent. Impresssions? First half was the guys learning to play together. Figuring out who’s going to stick around and rebound and who was going to get motoring on the fast break. Learning how to play pressure D together - no issues w/1st half - growing pains. Mahaney is the guy that will be the lynch pin to the whole operation. In March, he will be the man. Surpassed my best expectations. McNeeley picked the right place to play for a year or two. His game will come along and he‘ll be ready for the draft. He didn’t have the best night but kept at it - still figuring out how he fits in. Solo Ball looked great last year when he took over for Stephon - at the time - I was thinking how do you keep him on the bench. His D has improved greatly and his offense looks next level. I knew he was real deal. Johnson needs to continue to work on his game, otherwise the minute/split may not be good for him. Karaban also has to find a flow - how to play with this new team. He got better as the game went on. The one takeaway is unlike any other program in D 1, the guys coming off the bench come in ready to “tear it up” and there is no drop off when they come in. They often “turn it up” on the opponent… it’s not fair LOL… Opposing coaches, good luck with drawing up schemes to go against 12 starters. We will lose some games this year - more than the past few years - but watch out for us come March! [/QUOTE]

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