I am officially in love with this team. They're certainly not the most talented team we've ever see. There's no Vic Law or John Shurna, but damn to they work hard. Every possession on both sides was a war last night.
Boo played 39 minutes as the primary ball-handler against the toughest defense that we're going to see this year, scored 13 points, dished out 7 assists and only had 4 turnovers. He's not a natural defender, but he does not take a play off on defense. None of them do. If you're upset that he's not Cassius Winston or Carson Edwards, well, then you're going to be upset, but as Wildcats go, he's a heck of a lead guard.
Chase continues to be our best player. 37 minutes of making life miserable for the other team.
I've come around on MN. There's a whole lot he can't do, but he never takes a play off. He's diving on the floor as much as any big man since Shon Morris. He hustles from end to end, and I think he's in better shape than he was two months ago. He doesn't seem winded after five minutes the way he used to.
Beran and Berry both came into this program as finesse guys. Who would have thought Berry would turn into this kind of defender and rebounder? And while Beran is not a natural banger, but he's made himself into a good defender.
Brooks and Julian are both dogs, and I mean that in the positive sense. They work hard in their limited minutes and they have no fear. Julian's three-pointer after missing those two free throws was just what we needed. And Brooks backs down from no one.
VerHoeven has appropriately seen his minutes drop, but he's not pouting, and is starting to get on the same page of working hard on defense and never taking a play off.
These guys are not going to win the conference. I don't even know if they are going to make the tournament, but they are giving us fans 40 minutes a night of everything they have. Their fellow students have woken up to what's happening with this team, but their were still an embarrassing number of empty seats last night (Heck, I was the only one in my row!). It's time for the rest of the Wildcat community to embrace this team and get your butts to Welsh-Ryan Arena. Teams like this don't come around that often. It's time to get on the bus.
Boo played 39 minutes as the primary ball-handler against the toughest defense that we're going to see this year, scored 13 points, dished out 7 assists and only had 4 turnovers. He's not a natural defender, but he does not take a play off on defense. None of them do. If you're upset that he's not Cassius Winston or Carson Edwards, well, then you're going to be upset, but as Wildcats go, he's a heck of a lead guard.
Chase continues to be our best player. 37 minutes of making life miserable for the other team.
I've come around on MN. There's a whole lot he can't do, but he never takes a play off. He's diving on the floor as much as any big man since Shon Morris. He hustles from end to end, and I think he's in better shape than he was two months ago. He doesn't seem winded after five minutes the way he used to.
Beran and Berry both came into this program as finesse guys. Who would have thought Berry would turn into this kind of defender and rebounder? And while Beran is not a natural banger, but he's made himself into a good defender.
Brooks and Julian are both dogs, and I mean that in the positive sense. They work hard in their limited minutes and they have no fear. Julian's three-pointer after missing those two free throws was just what we needed. And Brooks backs down from no one.
VerHoeven has appropriately seen his minutes drop, but he's not pouting, and is starting to get on the same page of working hard on defense and never taking a play off.
These guys are not going to win the conference. I don't even know if they are going to make the tournament, but they are giving us fans 40 minutes a night of everything they have. Their fellow students have woken up to what's happening with this team, but their were still an embarrassing number of empty seats last night (Heck, I was the only one in my row!). It's time for the rest of the Wildcat community to embrace this team and get your butts to Welsh-Ryan Arena. Teams like this don't come around that often. It's time to get on the bus.