-The offense looks a little better each game. We are passing it better and moving it better. I'd still like to see some skip passes and ones that just aren't side to side. However, you can see that the guys are finally starting to get it. They are now getting the ball to the guy at the foul line against zone and now we have a few guys that can make some plays in that position. This makes me a little bit more optimistic against the SU zone against a team we must win at least 1 game this year.
-I also like that we are finally starting to share the ball on the break in the last 2 games. I actually believe we overshared a bit when Xavier had a layup and passed back behind his back.
-If the team continues to grow on offense and make a few more shots, this team does have the ability to finish in the middle of the pack or even a little bit above that in the ACC. Right now, IMO, the only guaranteed NCAA teams are Duke, Louisville, Virginia, FSU and NC St. I still think Carolina will make it and unless Anthony doesn't come back, his injury will actually help them later in the year.
-Our defense continues to have a few too many possessions where they lose focus, but I do like the pressure D and also loved how we closed out on shooters in the first half of yesterday's game. Binghamton was moving the ball pretty well around our defense, but there was a huge stretch in the first half that they still couldn't get a great look.
-Our biggest weakness right now is defensive rebounding. We aren't good at boxing out and don't really put a body on anybody. When Champagnie has 10 rebounds and your next highest guy has 4, you still need some serious improvement. If we can grow in this area, it will make our defense even tougher.
-Another thing I like is that we have done a much better job of protecting the ball on offense and limiting the TO's in the last few games. When you have games that are played in the 50's and 60's, and we will likely have a good amount of those, limiting TO's and maximizing possessions will be key.
-When Champagnie doesn't think too much, he is a very good and instinctual player. He just makes plays that a majority of our guys can't make.
-I like the use of Coulibaly this week. He needs more time and can do a little more with the ball than Terrell can. You could see how his lack of game time affected his first few shots yesterday. He was rushed and kind of just threw the ball at the basket on his first 2 attempts. He slowed himself down on his 3rd chance and made a nice move.
-Both Trey and X are now forcing much less and letting the game come to them much better. They had a combined 19 in the first half and only had 3 in the second half. So, they are trusting the other guys to score a bit more and that will greatly help us going forward. We had 7 guys score between 8 and 14 points, so that is really nice balance. If the others can consistently make people pay for laying off them, then it will open things back up for Trey and X.
-It was nice to see Murph finally get it going from 3. I didn't like his next to last attempt, but still was thrilled that he finally hit a few. He did also play a really nice defensive game with 4 steals.
-Toney has really played well the last few games too and when he lets the opportunities come to him, he can be very effective. He just needs to do all of those little things like Jaron used to do and when he does that, he has a nice niche on this team.
-Hamilton really has nice touch from 8-13 feet. He is not a great finisher around the rim and gets blocked too many times because he really does play below the rim on offense.
-I liked Terrell's aggressiveness early in the game yesterday, but he rushed things just a bit too much to make a few baskets. He did show nice athleticism for a big when he made the steal and went in for the dunk. Too bad he got fouled, it would have been nice to see him finish that play.
-I also like that we are finally starting to share the ball on the break in the last 2 games. I actually believe we overshared a bit when Xavier had a layup and passed back behind his back.
-If the team continues to grow on offense and make a few more shots, this team does have the ability to finish in the middle of the pack or even a little bit above that in the ACC. Right now, IMO, the only guaranteed NCAA teams are Duke, Louisville, Virginia, FSU and NC St. I still think Carolina will make it and unless Anthony doesn't come back, his injury will actually help them later in the year.
-Our defense continues to have a few too many possessions where they lose focus, but I do like the pressure D and also loved how we closed out on shooters in the first half of yesterday's game. Binghamton was moving the ball pretty well around our defense, but there was a huge stretch in the first half that they still couldn't get a great look.
-Our biggest weakness right now is defensive rebounding. We aren't good at boxing out and don't really put a body on anybody. When Champagnie has 10 rebounds and your next highest guy has 4, you still need some serious improvement. If we can grow in this area, it will make our defense even tougher.
-Another thing I like is that we have done a much better job of protecting the ball on offense and limiting the TO's in the last few games. When you have games that are played in the 50's and 60's, and we will likely have a good amount of those, limiting TO's and maximizing possessions will be key.
-When Champagnie doesn't think too much, he is a very good and instinctual player. He just makes plays that a majority of our guys can't make.
-I like the use of Coulibaly this week. He needs more time and can do a little more with the ball than Terrell can. You could see how his lack of game time affected his first few shots yesterday. He was rushed and kind of just threw the ball at the basket on his first 2 attempts. He slowed himself down on his 3rd chance and made a nice move.
-Both Trey and X are now forcing much less and letting the game come to them much better. They had a combined 19 in the first half and only had 3 in the second half. So, they are trusting the other guys to score a bit more and that will greatly help us going forward. We had 7 guys score between 8 and 14 points, so that is really nice balance. If the others can consistently make people pay for laying off them, then it will open things back up for Trey and X.
-It was nice to see Murph finally get it going from 3. I didn't like his next to last attempt, but still was thrilled that he finally hit a few. He did also play a really nice defensive game with 4 steals.
-Toney has really played well the last few games too and when he lets the opportunities come to him, he can be very effective. He just needs to do all of those little things like Jaron used to do and when he does that, he has a nice niche on this team.
-Hamilton really has nice touch from 8-13 feet. He is not a great finisher around the rim and gets blocked too many times because he really does play below the rim on offense.
-I liked Terrell's aggressiveness early in the game yesterday, but he rushed things just a bit too much to make a few baskets. He did show nice athleticism for a big when he made the steal and went in for the dunk. Too bad he got fouled, it would have been nice to see him finish that play.
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