I agree totally. We seem fairly average throughout most of the game, but then we have three to four spurts caused by great defense we turn into quick offense, and that gives us the separation we need to win comfortably. I'm concerned about playing teams that we can't turn over and having to slog it out in the half court, but, hey, that's basketball sometimes. Should continue to be a fun season, though. Would like to see Haugh calm down on offense and become an integral part of the weaponry, not just be so quick to give up the ball. Hopefully, as the season wears on, he continues to gain in confidence offensivley and we see him become a threat. At that point, we have four shooters on the perimeter with Condon in the middle and could become absolutely lethal offensively without dropping off defensively.
As Alanis Morrisette said, "It's like getting every single call the whole game, then getting ejected for complaining about it." The story here is we handled a quality Wake team, even through shooting woes. The 1a story is the officiating and the announcers agreeing with some of those egregious calls. Really dude? Anyway - couldn't find the basket from the field or the line, but just battled until we did. Great team defense. Chins solid against their big man. Good on the boards and battled through the "adverisity on the court." We just willed our selves to a W. Double T / ejection tilted the score, but I don't think it changes the outcome.
And somehow according to Ken Pomeroy's analytics we have the 9th best offensive efficiency in Division I.
Its a little early, and we'll REALLY know after the Virginia and North Carolina games but its looking like the sky's the limit with this team. And the San Antonio sky is really pretty around March/April
Agree, thought we wore them down latter first half and they were tired balance of game except for one spurt before we put them away. Great win!
Agreed. A game of runs. I think the managed two in the 2nd half, but they just weren't enough. Pay them 10 times I think we win 8.
Does anyone have specifics? I saw it and all I could imagine was the coach said something really inappropriate or insulting after the first T. We didn't listen to the announcers. Like wa_gatorfan mentioned, good refs usually walk away and don't just stand there waiting to hit a coach with another T.
all of our guards are really good at taking it to the basket and getting to the line. aside from the Southern Illinois game (16-39), we have not been very good from three including 8-27 today.
ESPN, scheduled for a 3:30 start. but like @GatorLurker said, the Minnesota/Wake game starts at 1 pm and they have to finish, then allow for the break between games.
Condon has to improve his FT%. (58.3%) As a team we're 180th at 70.9% Richard can do better, too (77.8%). Haugh and the other three guards are all over 80 with Clayton at 92! Sam can do better than his 54%, but Condo is going to be a volume FT shooter. He's gotta get that up towards 70 or better. He's the one leaving points at the stripe. FTs going to cost us a game eventually.
yes the amount of times the Auburn alumnus announcer said "that was a good no-call, he went straight up" when their big guy knocked us to the ground was a tad ridiculous
He also thinks that Olivier is not 7'-9", just his wingspan. That dude was so off on the foul calls he could have been a ref.
I was thinking Will Richards dunked the ball in the second half, the backup big clobbered him, no and 1. Just think if we clobbered one of them, foul shots guaranteed.
Haugh needs to own the post or threaten from the three. He has to be more painful for teams either inside or out for this team to maximize our potential. Love his energy and maybe too much to ask for a sophomore?
