Tinks:
Disappointed with our lack of focus in the 1st half. There was paint peeling at halftime. But loved the focus in the 2nd half. The guys never lost it.
We knew spuds would use clock the final few mins. Went 1-3-1 and got steal but missed the layup. We stayed in that to speed them up, and we were successful in getting it down to one with a chance to play D and win the game.
Was amaxing to see how our guys responded. Got boosts from Mario, Brandon. At times Brandon played the five. Disappointed in the bigs, so we rolled the dice and put some warriors in who can make plays offensively. Madison was great and really hurt us.
Dunn looked a little like Will C, and that's what we've been asking for. We told the guys sometimes its more than Xs and Os, but you just gotta reach down and grab a couple.
Both teams took advantage of the new block/charge rules. Great to see Jordan doing that. Our FT % and aggressiveness were big. We've gotta find a way to rebound the ball, though.
This game gives us a boost. But we've got a long way to go. At half, we challenged the guys' toughness. We told them that right now we're pretenders not contenders, and they responded. Hopefully we can improve in the areas we need to as we go into conference.
Late in the game we wanted one trap and then foul if needed. Don't get impatient. Andy did a great job of taking away passing lanes and Mario did a great job with the steals.
We had a tough preseason schedule and accomplished some goals, but we've got a long way to go on D and on boards, but we can draw on this experience come league play.
We work on time/score situations all the time and it showed. The guys didn't panic, got key stops and made FTs.
Happy New Year!!!