cncchris33
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The Good...
-The officials allowed the players to look at each other without blowing the whistle.
-As a result, Stokes and Maymon put a beat down on the opponent; both with double-doubles.
-We once again got balanced offensive production from a number of guys.
-We played like the Tennessee I expected in the final 10 minutes.
-We didn't allow adversity to beat us down 13.
-Barton is a MAJOR upgrade at PG.
-FTs started rocky, but finished very respectable.
-Team defense in 2nd half held USCU to 27% and 0-7 from 3.
-Only 5 TOs.
-We actually saw some movement offensively, some cuts to the basket, and some kickouts to open shooters. We saw little of that vs Xavier.
The Bad...
-We outrebounded them by 9, but the first half felt like we were killed on the boards.
-Torrey Craig is a really good player, but McRae's man defense tonight was awful.
-We came out slow against an inferior opponent and seemed to play down to our competition. That's on the coach.
-We still miss way too many shots in the paint. Stokes played well overall, but he was 5-17 from the field. Maymon 5-10. Almost all of those shots from inside three feet.
-We let USCU shoot 62% from the field in the 1st half, which led to our deficit.
Overall, good to get the first win, even if in unimpressive fashion. I still feel we can, and must play better. I felt like there were adjustments made from the first game from a coaching standpoint and the more relaxed officiating played into our hands. I'm concerned that we played down again as if we expected to roll the ball out and automatically roll the opponent. That attitude has to change. A win is a win though. There were a lot of improvements from Xavier, even if we didn't carry the fight for 40 minutes.
-The officials allowed the players to look at each other without blowing the whistle.
-As a result, Stokes and Maymon put a beat down on the opponent; both with double-doubles.
-We once again got balanced offensive production from a number of guys.
-We played like the Tennessee I expected in the final 10 minutes.
-We didn't allow adversity to beat us down 13.
-Barton is a MAJOR upgrade at PG.
-FTs started rocky, but finished very respectable.
-Team defense in 2nd half held USCU to 27% and 0-7 from 3.
-Only 5 TOs.
-We actually saw some movement offensively, some cuts to the basket, and some kickouts to open shooters. We saw little of that vs Xavier.
The Bad...
-We outrebounded them by 9, but the first half felt like we were killed on the boards.
-Torrey Craig is a really good player, but McRae's man defense tonight was awful.
-We came out slow against an inferior opponent and seemed to play down to our competition. That's on the coach.
-We still miss way too many shots in the paint. Stokes played well overall, but he was 5-17 from the field. Maymon 5-10. Almost all of those shots from inside three feet.
-We let USCU shoot 62% from the field in the 1st half, which led to our deficit.
Overall, good to get the first win, even if in unimpressive fashion. I still feel we can, and must play better. I felt like there were adjustments made from the first game from a coaching standpoint and the more relaxed officiating played into our hands. I'm concerned that we played down again as if we expected to roll the ball out and automatically roll the opponent. That attitude has to change. A win is a win though. There were a lot of improvements from Xavier, even if we didn't carry the fight for 40 minutes.
