Fishy
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Not a bad game at all today. It was like fighting a midget - put a hand on his head and even if he kicks you in the shins a couple of times, the outcome is never in doubt.
Given the title last year, it's easy to to forget they're still a young team. This isn't Syracuse where they're older than most NDBL teams or, well, Pitt. They still have a tendency to start playing with their food when they get up big.
Even so, the final margin was something of a creation of some striped nitwits.
St. John's presented no match-up problems. There was nothing unique or problematic in dealing with them - they're a very pedestrian team all around.
So when the team that is ranked second in the entire nation in fewest fouls committed is called for 21 fouls and gives up 31 free throws, the people in the Foot Locker outfits need to do some soul searching. The entire game was weird, but the last minute was positively bizarre.
Anywho...
Andre Drummond has very quietly averaged 15 and nine over his past four games - he's also shot about 75% from the field. His free throw shooting has been...less good. But, still, he's going to be an all-world handful by March.
Today...21 assists on 28 baskets. All eight players who played anything close to serious minutes registered an assist.
All that said, they're basically where they need to be at this point. I think some people are whistling past the graveyard with this team. They get solid point play, play defense and at the end of the year, they probably have two top-5ish draft picks.
They're young and they are going to hit some speed bumps, but they absolutely fit the profile of a team that can win into April.
Given the title last year, it's easy to to forget they're still a young team. This isn't Syracuse where they're older than most NDBL teams or, well, Pitt. They still have a tendency to start playing with their food when they get up big.
Even so, the final margin was something of a creation of some striped nitwits.
St. John's presented no match-up problems. There was nothing unique or problematic in dealing with them - they're a very pedestrian team all around.
So when the team that is ranked second in the entire nation in fewest fouls committed is called for 21 fouls and gives up 31 free throws, the people in the Foot Locker outfits need to do some soul searching. The entire game was weird, but the last minute was positively bizarre.
Anywho...
Andre Drummond has very quietly averaged 15 and nine over his past four games - he's also shot about 75% from the field. His free throw shooting has been...less good. But, still, he's going to be an all-world handful by March.
Today...21 assists on 28 baskets. All eight players who played anything close to serious minutes registered an assist.
All that said, they're basically where they need to be at this point. I think some people are whistling past the graveyard with this team. They get solid point play, play defense and at the end of the year, they probably have two top-5ish draft picks.
They're young and they are going to hit some speed bumps, but they absolutely fit the profile of a team that can win into April.