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Message: [QUOTE="ASweet3781, post: 2901318, member: 1926"] Was at the game. Good Observations - I noticed at the warmups everyone seemed to be engaged. From the players to the coaches to the managers. It just looked organized, professional, and well run which I didn't get the sense in recent years. That engagement seemed to be present on the bench during the game too. - I liked the way we played. Pressure D, looked to run A LOT. Good ball movement. You can be a flawed team and still play an entertaining brand of basketball. I think we had a lot of fast break points. I think Hurley was good yanking guys after bone headed plays (IE Vital's T). He seemed to have a good read when to make a move and called a TO after some sloppy stretch. - Gilbert. Pray for his health. He is the difference between what we saw after the Michigan State game last year and being a possible NCAA Tournament team. He is that good and that much of a difference. He is tough as nails and makes Jalen's job easier. We desperately need him to last the year. But he is such a gamer he drives so much to the hoop I fear he may not. - I really liked Brendan Adams. Big and strong and can shoot. Tarin was also solid off the bench. We have 5 guards that can play and its likely at least 3 will be on the court at once a lot. - Jalen had a good stretch in the 2nd half, didn't force. - We hit some 3's! Always welcome. - I think they said on the radio we played 11 players and that was without Wilson, Yawke, and Diarra. We have depth. - Kwintin had a breakaway dunk! Bad observations - We have too many unfluid offensive players. Polley will hit an open 3 and you start to think he's our new Rashad and than miss the next two open ones. So does Vital usually. Cobb has a nice turnaround and just when you think we found our post player he'll blow an assist by missing the lay in next chance. Carlton the same. - Post players as expected just not good enough. I mean if Ollie just recruits one really solid post I'd be really optimistic. It will be by committee and hopefully Yawke and Diarra bring something to the table. I did think Kwintin looked more like a....basketball player. - As others mentioned Jalen's body language at times is....odd. It's hard to explain. Let's just say it doesn't leave u with a feeling he is gonna have his Kemba/Shabazz year. - D was shaky at times. Too many blow bys our guards let. Lot's of open 3's allowed especially 1st half. Ugly observations - did we tryout putting the new hockey rink under the Gampel floor as an alternative to the new 45 million dollar boondoggle of a hockey rink? I have NEVER seen so many players slipping and falling in a basketball game. When Gilbert went down in the corner I was about to pelt Benedict with my soda. Overall, I really enjoyed watching them. [/QUOTE]

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