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Only two wins to go.
This group has been very inconsistent. No reason we can't win two more in a row IF we play up to our potential. My keys for a W:
1. A strong entire game from CJ. He has been far and away our best & most consistent player all season long, but even he sometimes funks such as he did in the 2nd half of the last game after a brilliant first half.
2. Solid 3 point shooting from at least one of Brandon and James.
3. Brandon needs to play within himself and have at least a semi-decent game.
4. Smart play from MCW. He needs to know when to go & when to let go & not have silly TOs. When he goes he will need to finish at the rim.
5. Continued strong inside play by BMK. He and X need to combine for around 14 & 10.
6. At some point Indiana will solve the Zone as all good teams do. Though I would like to see Jimmy mix up D's, I do not live on Mars (though NM is pretty close) so I know that won't happen, but he will need to at least adjust the Zone by extending when they start to hit some threes & contracting when they start to penetrate, and hopefully, to adjust to some extent pro-actively rather than re-actively.
If all six of these happened in all remaining games we could even win a NC. Unlikely, that happens, but if we get 4 or 5 in each game we play then we will be a very tough out.
This group has been very inconsistent. No reason we can't win two more in a row IF we play up to our potential. My keys for a W:
1. A strong entire game from CJ. He has been far and away our best & most consistent player all season long, but even he sometimes funks such as he did in the 2nd half of the last game after a brilliant first half.
2. Solid 3 point shooting from at least one of Brandon and James.
3. Brandon needs to play within himself and have at least a semi-decent game.
4. Smart play from MCW. He needs to know when to go & when to let go & not have silly TOs. When he goes he will need to finish at the rim.
5. Continued strong inside play by BMK. He and X need to combine for around 14 & 10.
6. At some point Indiana will solve the Zone as all good teams do. Though I would like to see Jimmy mix up D's, I do not live on Mars (though NM is pretty close) so I know that won't happen, but he will need to at least adjust the Zone by extending when they start to hit some threes & contracting when they start to penetrate, and hopefully, to adjust to some extent pro-actively rather than re-actively.
If all six of these happened in all remaining games we could even win a NC. Unlikely, that happens, but if we get 4 or 5 in each game we play then we will be a very tough out.