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Thought this was a good read. It also has the full stats from the scrimmage.
From: Missoulian.com - Tinkle pleased with post players performance
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At 6-foot-10, Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has a soft spot in his heart for post players.
He can also be critical of the big guys.
So Derek Selvig, Billy Reader, Eric Hutchison and Mathias Ward, take heart. You made your coach proud.
Selvig led all scorers with 20 points and the four low-post players combined for 56 in the Maroon-Silver scrimmage Thursday night in front of several hundred fans at Dahlberg Arena.
The Maroon beat the Silver, 56-46, although several players switched jerseys at halftime.
The Griz are searching for a way to replace the production of Brian Qvale, the only starter gone from last year's team that finished 21-11 and advanced to the Big Sky Conference championship for the second straight year.
Hutchison, a 6-9 sophomore from Longview, Wash., opened the game by scoring on a hook shot for the Maroon. Reader, a 6-9 redshirt freshman from Lake Oswego, Ore., followed with a bucket deep in the lane for the Silver.
"I was very, very excited," Tinkle said of the opening exchange. "I said after the first two possessions that maybe that will be a good omen: The two guys that are the question marks score the first points for each team. I was proud of those guys."
Selvig, the 7-foot senior from Glendive, played his usual strong floor game, but showed his explosiveness by scoring 14 straight points during the second half.
He started the run with a slam off a feed from Kareem Jamar, followed that with two straight layups, a sweet left-handed hook, a drive to the rim and a 3-pointer.
"I told him on the way up the tunnel that the reason he's playing as well as he is is because he's slowed the speed of the game down," Tinkle said of Selvig. "He's taking his time, he's patient, he's not in a hurry to do things. Because of that he's on balance, he's taking better looks and he's been that way all fall."
Selvig agreed.
"I'm being patient with the ball in the block, slowing things down," Selvig said. "Sometimes I've hurried and gotten out of control. It's something I'm focusing on this year, being in control and on balance."
Selvig passed up 3-pointers on several occasions, instead using a pump fake to get his defender off balance, then taking the ball to the rim.
"In practice, so far, I've kind of been getting in trouble because I've been doing that too much," Selvig said. "I've been passing up open shots. Coach (Freddie) Owens has me doing push-ups on the side every time I pass up an open shot. That's one thing I have to start working on is knowing when to take the open shot and when to pump fake and go to the hoop."
Jamar, a sophomore, and junior point guard Will Cherry, two more returning starters, played well, although Cherry had an off shooting night. Jamar finished with 12 points, while Cherry added eight points, eight rebounds and two steals, one of which resulted in a dunk for himself at the other end.
Jamar was particularly effective while posting up.
"He and Art (Steward) are great options down there on the block," Tinkle said. "It's nice to have those big physical wings."
Cherry was just 3 of 13 from the field, but he was sporting some beefed up biceps.
"He loves the weight room," Tinkle said. "As the girls notice it, he works even harder. That's been his motivation."
Freshmen Jordan Gregory, Kevin Henderson and Keron DeShields all showed promise, combining for 17 points.
Tinkle said the Griz will have some things to clean up before facing Lewis-Clark State next Thursday in an exhibition game.
"Attention to detail just wasn't there," Tinkle said, "and that usually happens in this setting. Playing in front of a crowd the guys kind of forget what they've learned. We'll clean up those details in the next week before we play that exhibition game."
NOTES: Senior Jordan Wood did not play after dislocating the ring finger on his left (non-shooting) hand in practice. ... Freshman Nick Emerson of Columbia Falls had five points, including a 3-pointer. ... Hutchison led the squads in rebounding with nine.
Composite box
Maroon 56, Silver 46
Stockton 0-1 0-0 0, Selvig 8-14 3-3 20, Jamar 4-9 3-5 12, Weisner 1-7 0-0 2, Reader 6-13 2-4 14, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 3-9 0-0 6, Gregory 1-3 3-6 6, DeShields 2-3 0-0 5, Hutchison 5-6 2-2 12, Steward 1-3 0-2 2, Cherry 3-13 1-2 8, Ward 4-8 2-2 10, Emerson 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 40-93 16-26 102.
Halftime score: Maroon 24, Silver 21.
3-point shooting: 6-21 (Stockton 0-1, Selvig 1-4, Jamar 1-2, Weisner 0-3, Henderson 0-3, Gregory 1-2, DeShields 1-1, Cherry 1-4, Emerson 1-1).
Rebounds: 57 (Hutchison 9, Cherry 8, Reader 7).
Assists: 10 (Selvig 3).
Turnovers: 16 (Hutchison 4).
Blocked shots: 3 (Cherry, Selvig, Hutchison).
Steals: 9 (Cherry 2, Selvig 2).
From: Missoulian.com - Tinkle pleased with post players performance
--
At 6-foot-10, Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has a soft spot in his heart for post players.
He can also be critical of the big guys.
So Derek Selvig, Billy Reader, Eric Hutchison and Mathias Ward, take heart. You made your coach proud.
Selvig led all scorers with 20 points and the four low-post players combined for 56 in the Maroon-Silver scrimmage Thursday night in front of several hundred fans at Dahlberg Arena.
The Maroon beat the Silver, 56-46, although several players switched jerseys at halftime.
The Griz are searching for a way to replace the production of Brian Qvale, the only starter gone from last year's team that finished 21-11 and advanced to the Big Sky Conference championship for the second straight year.
Hutchison, a 6-9 sophomore from Longview, Wash., opened the game by scoring on a hook shot for the Maroon. Reader, a 6-9 redshirt freshman from Lake Oswego, Ore., followed with a bucket deep in the lane for the Silver.
"I was very, very excited," Tinkle said of the opening exchange. "I said after the first two possessions that maybe that will be a good omen: The two guys that are the question marks score the first points for each team. I was proud of those guys."
Selvig, the 7-foot senior from Glendive, played his usual strong floor game, but showed his explosiveness by scoring 14 straight points during the second half.
He started the run with a slam off a feed from Kareem Jamar, followed that with two straight layups, a sweet left-handed hook, a drive to the rim and a 3-pointer.
"I told him on the way up the tunnel that the reason he's playing as well as he is is because he's slowed the speed of the game down," Tinkle said of Selvig. "He's taking his time, he's patient, he's not in a hurry to do things. Because of that he's on balance, he's taking better looks and he's been that way all fall."
Selvig agreed.
"I'm being patient with the ball in the block, slowing things down," Selvig said. "Sometimes I've hurried and gotten out of control. It's something I'm focusing on this year, being in control and on balance."
Selvig passed up 3-pointers on several occasions, instead using a pump fake to get his defender off balance, then taking the ball to the rim.
"In practice, so far, I've kind of been getting in trouble because I've been doing that too much," Selvig said. "I've been passing up open shots. Coach (Freddie) Owens has me doing push-ups on the side every time I pass up an open shot. That's one thing I have to start working on is knowing when to take the open shot and when to pump fake and go to the hoop."
Jamar, a sophomore, and junior point guard Will Cherry, two more returning starters, played well, although Cherry had an off shooting night. Jamar finished with 12 points, while Cherry added eight points, eight rebounds and two steals, one of which resulted in a dunk for himself at the other end.
Jamar was particularly effective while posting up.
"He and Art (Steward) are great options down there on the block," Tinkle said. "It's nice to have those big physical wings."
Cherry was just 3 of 13 from the field, but he was sporting some beefed up biceps.
"He loves the weight room," Tinkle said. "As the girls notice it, he works even harder. That's been his motivation."
Freshmen Jordan Gregory, Kevin Henderson and Keron DeShields all showed promise, combining for 17 points.
Tinkle said the Griz will have some things to clean up before facing Lewis-Clark State next Thursday in an exhibition game.
"Attention to detail just wasn't there," Tinkle said, "and that usually happens in this setting. Playing in front of a crowd the guys kind of forget what they've learned. We'll clean up those details in the next week before we play that exhibition game."
NOTES: Senior Jordan Wood did not play after dislocating the ring finger on his left (non-shooting) hand in practice. ... Freshman Nick Emerson of Columbia Falls had five points, including a 3-pointer. ... Hutchison led the squads in rebounding with nine.
Composite box
Maroon 56, Silver 46
Stockton 0-1 0-0 0, Selvig 8-14 3-3 20, Jamar 4-9 3-5 12, Weisner 1-7 0-0 2, Reader 6-13 2-4 14, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 3-9 0-0 6, Gregory 1-3 3-6 6, DeShields 2-3 0-0 5, Hutchison 5-6 2-2 12, Steward 1-3 0-2 2, Cherry 3-13 1-2 8, Ward 4-8 2-2 10, Emerson 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 40-93 16-26 102.
Halftime score: Maroon 24, Silver 21.
3-point shooting: 6-21 (Stockton 0-1, Selvig 1-4, Jamar 1-2, Weisner 0-3, Henderson 0-3, Gregory 1-2, DeShields 1-1, Cherry 1-4, Emerson 1-1).
Rebounds: 57 (Hutchison 9, Cherry 8, Reader 7).
Assists: 10 (Selvig 3).
Turnovers: 16 (Hutchison 4).
Blocked shots: 3 (Cherry, Selvig, Hutchison).
Steals: 9 (Cherry 2, Selvig 2).
