Thoughts from tonight, in no particular order...
- Mac looked good again, especially early. They started overplaying him and Tre later. We will need more scorers against better teams.
- Tre had a mixed game. Shot decently. Over dribbled a bit at times. But in part no one else seems to want the ball so it goes both ways. Was a bit better than normal on D I thought.
- Olah kinda disappeared for stretches. He's gotta get better at establishing position down low. A couple good rebounds late.
- JVZ is improving. Showed a bit more aptitude finishing down low.
- Skelly good to have back. He's not flashy but he's a better defender than the other forwards right now. And when he gets the ball inside he is decisive. Some good interior passes too. Looks like he's earned more PT.
- Ash also got a bit more action- I think Collins is going more with people that can defend and run both ends of the floor. Still a bit tentative on offense but didn't really make any mistakes.
- Lindsey looked tentative I thought on offense. But he played better D tonight than he has most of this season.
- Falzon we need in there some cause of his offense. But he needs to improve on defense some. And Tap a similar comment though less dynamic on offense.
- Lumpkin is a solid role player, and he's improved as a spot up shooter. He won't make plays on offense himself, but he does a decent job of spacing the floor.
Overall, not a great game today, certainly could have been better in 2H. But we showed flashes of improvement on team defense, which is promising. I think Collins will increasingly go with guys that can guard as the season progresses. And our depth looked more promising tonight than it had earlier this year.
So still plenty of work to be done, but keep the young guys improving and there is promise. I'm still viewing 9-9 in conference as the goal- I wouldn't say I expect us to get there, but it's not out of the question. Let's hope in the next few weeks we can get B Mac and Tre a bit more rest, as I don't want Bryant to tire out in the second half of the season again.
Also, mentioned in other thread, but the early season reffing makes these games frustrating to watch...
Go Cats
- Mac looked good again, especially early. They started overplaying him and Tre later. We will need more scorers against better teams.
- Tre had a mixed game. Shot decently. Over dribbled a bit at times. But in part no one else seems to want the ball so it goes both ways. Was a bit better than normal on D I thought.
- Olah kinda disappeared for stretches. He's gotta get better at establishing position down low. A couple good rebounds late.
- JVZ is improving. Showed a bit more aptitude finishing down low.
- Skelly good to have back. He's not flashy but he's a better defender than the other forwards right now. And when he gets the ball inside he is decisive. Some good interior passes too. Looks like he's earned more PT.
- Ash also got a bit more action- I think Collins is going more with people that can defend and run both ends of the floor. Still a bit tentative on offense but didn't really make any mistakes.
- Lindsey looked tentative I thought on offense. But he played better D tonight than he has most of this season.
- Falzon we need in there some cause of his offense. But he needs to improve on defense some. And Tap a similar comment though less dynamic on offense.
- Lumpkin is a solid role player, and he's improved as a spot up shooter. He won't make plays on offense himself, but he does a decent job of spacing the floor.
Overall, not a great game today, certainly could have been better in 2H. But we showed flashes of improvement on team defense, which is promising. I think Collins will increasingly go with guys that can guard as the season progresses. And our depth looked more promising tonight than it had earlier this year.
So still plenty of work to be done, but keep the young guys improving and there is promise. I'm still viewing 9-9 in conference as the goal- I wouldn't say I expect us to get there, but it's not out of the question. Let's hope in the next few weeks we can get B Mac and Tre a bit more rest, as I don't want Bryant to tire out in the second half of the season again.
Also, mentioned in other thread, but the early season reffing makes these games frustrating to watch...
Go Cats
