KVegasDeac
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What I saw, both good and bad:
The kids played hard and were intense. Only TC seemed to be shell shocked by playing at dook. Keep in mind, the only current player to have ever played a game in Cameron was CJ (Ty was there but DNP). TC played okay, but there were several occasions where you could tell by his facial expressions when he was looking over at the bench (while bringing the ball up the court) that he was overwhelmed by playing at dook. He eventually settled down.
Travis & CJ are leaders. Whether they are having a good game or a bad game, they are true court leaders. They hadn't shown it as much pre-NCSU game, but last night they both really took charge on the court. McKie is a good, good person and player. I am proud he wears black & gold.
TC needs to spend the summer in the gym shooting. He's a fierce competitor and I think he has potential, but he needs work, especially with is decision making.
Nikita played BIG. He is constantly mismatched. Last night he had to guard a plumlee sister. Huge mismatch, but the guy played like he was 7 feet tall. Never backed down. If there was a way to instill a little of Nikita's bawse into Carson, Carson would be a monster.
Nikita needs to learn when to not pick up his dribble and when not to shoot. A lot of times, he decides to go one-on-one in traffic and completely disrupts the flow of the offense. The coaches, Travis & CJ got all over him for it all night, took him out of the game, but he keeps doing it. The problem is, we are so limited depth-wise that he can't sit for long periods AND he is a decent defender. So what do you do?
Ty. We need him. He's capable. He needs to keep his head out of his ass and he'll be fine. At the very least, he is such a good shot blocker that he alters how teams play us in the middle. We need him to play like a man vs. BC.
Chase will be good, he's rushing his shot and if you watch, his elbow is funny (cocked out) when he shoots. Just needs to get that corrected. He needs work on defense. He lost his man several times.
We need CJ on the court all the time.
Dawkins was open on 3 occasions because 1) Plumlee (I think) set a moving screen (I know, hard to believe) and TC got caught which freed up Dawkins. 2) on 2 other occasions, TC was held by the jersey after he worked through a screen. TC and the coaches complained all night to the refs but Jamie Lucky just shrugged his shoulders. They were very obvious holds. Of course, dook does this (moving screens and holding) all the time. The irony is Nikita is the one who was called for a moving screen in the 2nd half.
Our coaches do get all over the players, especially in TO huddles. They make adjustments. They coach. I thought Bz was going to have a stroke screaming at Nikita.
Carson. I can't figure him out. Sometimes he plays well, and sometimes he looked like the laziest guy on the court. He gives up a lot.
We missed 11 free throws but (and I didn't look at the stats) we appeared to rebound better. They crashed the boards but we are just so undersized.
Even after Wofford and NCSU games, I like this team and where it's headed. Chemistry is better. I thought the coaching staff did a good job. dook is just better and they are physical (and they foul ALL THE FREAKIN TIME) and the game was at dook.
CJ and Travis both told the team "This team is beatable! Stick to the offense!" several times.
After the game, I know the team got on a plane to Boston. They were gassed, so I hope they get plenty of rest today, get their legs back and beat BC. Ty will be key tomorrow. I hope he goes off and scores 20.
The kids played hard and were intense. Only TC seemed to be shell shocked by playing at dook. Keep in mind, the only current player to have ever played a game in Cameron was CJ (Ty was there but DNP). TC played okay, but there were several occasions where you could tell by his facial expressions when he was looking over at the bench (while bringing the ball up the court) that he was overwhelmed by playing at dook. He eventually settled down.
Travis & CJ are leaders. Whether they are having a good game or a bad game, they are true court leaders. They hadn't shown it as much pre-NCSU game, but last night they both really took charge on the court. McKie is a good, good person and player. I am proud he wears black & gold.
TC needs to spend the summer in the gym shooting. He's a fierce competitor and I think he has potential, but he needs work, especially with is decision making.
Nikita played BIG. He is constantly mismatched. Last night he had to guard a plumlee sister. Huge mismatch, but the guy played like he was 7 feet tall. Never backed down. If there was a way to instill a little of Nikita's bawse into Carson, Carson would be a monster.
Nikita needs to learn when to not pick up his dribble and when not to shoot. A lot of times, he decides to go one-on-one in traffic and completely disrupts the flow of the offense. The coaches, Travis & CJ got all over him for it all night, took him out of the game, but he keeps doing it. The problem is, we are so limited depth-wise that he can't sit for long periods AND he is a decent defender. So what do you do?
Ty. We need him. He's capable. He needs to keep his head out of his ass and he'll be fine. At the very least, he is such a good shot blocker that he alters how teams play us in the middle. We need him to play like a man vs. BC.
Chase will be good, he's rushing his shot and if you watch, his elbow is funny (cocked out) when he shoots. Just needs to get that corrected. He needs work on defense. He lost his man several times.
We need CJ on the court all the time.
Dawkins was open on 3 occasions because 1) Plumlee (I think) set a moving screen (I know, hard to believe) and TC got caught which freed up Dawkins. 2) on 2 other occasions, TC was held by the jersey after he worked through a screen. TC and the coaches complained all night to the refs but Jamie Lucky just shrugged his shoulders. They were very obvious holds. Of course, dook does this (moving screens and holding) all the time. The irony is Nikita is the one who was called for a moving screen in the 2nd half.
Our coaches do get all over the players, especially in TO huddles. They make adjustments. They coach. I thought Bz was going to have a stroke screaming at Nikita.
Carson. I can't figure him out. Sometimes he plays well, and sometimes he looked like the laziest guy on the court. He gives up a lot.
We missed 11 free throws but (and I didn't look at the stats) we appeared to rebound better. They crashed the boards but we are just so undersized.
Even after Wofford and NCSU games, I like this team and where it's headed. Chemistry is better. I thought the coaching staff did a good job. dook is just better and they are physical (and they foul ALL THE FREAKIN TIME) and the game was at dook.
CJ and Travis both told the team "This team is beatable! Stick to the offense!" several times.
After the game, I know the team got on a plane to Boston. They were gassed, so I hope they get plenty of rest today, get their legs back and beat BC. Ty will be key tomorrow. I hope he goes off and scores 20.