sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2011
- Messages
- 26,763
- Like
- 116,719
Cold, crisp night close to Christmas. Not a very good turnout. Of course, the students were not there either. The SSS was temporarily replaced by a huge pep band supplied by Baldwinsville HS. They did quite a credible job filling in. Props to them.
Props also to the young girl who sang the NA. I think her name was Katie Musxxxxxxxxxx, where the last name sounded really Italian. She started off her acapella rendition a pitch a little too high, made a smooth change to the right key and sang the heck out of that old British drinking song. Whatever her name is, she has mad skills.
Another poor effort by the person who had a chance to win the neon green recliner chair. I am starting to think people are missing on purpose. The color is that ugly.
Dion came out in warmups with a heavy wrap on his left hand. It appeared to focus on protecting his thumb. I am sure many have discussed this. Just in case it has been ignored, this was surely the reason Waiters played so little. That and the fact that the game was a blow out in short order. I think Brandon is also still not 100%, which is why he played limited minutes as well tonight.
Whoever it was that had a feeling Rakim was going to have a good day today made a great call. December 20th is indeed the Christmas season and he played very well today. Probably one of the reasons we rebounded much better today. Rak had a lot of potential...I am really glad to see him get some PT and make a major contribution. Hopefully his playing time the rest of the season will no longer be a farce. We could really use a strong rebounding PF with the ability to block shots from the weak side and consistently finish inside.
With the injuries to the top 2 guards, MCW also had a lot of playing time today. Thought he had an up and down performance...made some uncharacteristically bad passes and showed some questionable judgement. IthacaMatt, you jinxed our boy. Playing a lot of minutes against a pretty darn good team will help Mike in the long run.
KJ had another quietly excellent performance tonight. I think he is having a terrific year. He has always been capable of outstanding play but up until this season, his career has been characterized by really inconsistent play. He has had an astonishing number of games where he gets goose egged one half and goes crazy in the other (usually playing better in the 2nd half). Almost never puts together two solid halves. Until this season. Given our struggles in half court play on offense, we really need him to be consistent, and he has really been money for us so far, and he has also been very good in clutch situations to date, again something he has rarely done in the past.
Scoop had a fine game, again seems to be at his best shooting in precarious situations, just about to travel, get his shot blocked, not squared to the basket, etc. Might be the only player I have ever seen who consistently shoots better when shooting bad shots than he does shooting good shots. That dude has a weird game, always has and always will.
Thought Bucknell actually attacked the zone quite well, especially early in the 2nd half, got a lot of quality shots and if they were able to make all the bunnies they missed, it might have been a game well into the 2nd half. Must have been very frustrating for them.
The Bisons were really small and we were often able to just shoot over them to get good shots. They really worked to clog the lane and force us to shoot 3s. We got the ball inside anyway and kind of imposed our will on them a lot. Also hurt them from the outside some.
Another game with strong signs of improvement in the half court offense, even with Dion and Brandon out for extended periods. Another game where our press was not very successful. Bucknell did a really nice job breaking it and getting easy shots on the other end.
Not our best effort on defense, but we rebounded the ball relatively well, as we should have, executed well on offense and won easily. We are playing at a high level, consistently playing hard and being aggressive. There is a lot to like about this team, and I think it continues to improve as the season progresses. If RC can continue to play like every game is Christmas Time, we are going to be even harder to beat. Tulane next...our chance to thank them for taking Roy Danforth and allowing our program to reach the next level. Thanks Blue Wave, 2 days in advance.
Props also to the young girl who sang the NA. I think her name was Katie Musxxxxxxxxxx, where the last name sounded really Italian. She started off her acapella rendition a pitch a little too high, made a smooth change to the right key and sang the heck out of that old British drinking song. Whatever her name is, she has mad skills.
Another poor effort by the person who had a chance to win the neon green recliner chair. I am starting to think people are missing on purpose. The color is that ugly.
Dion came out in warmups with a heavy wrap on his left hand. It appeared to focus on protecting his thumb. I am sure many have discussed this. Just in case it has been ignored, this was surely the reason Waiters played so little. That and the fact that the game was a blow out in short order. I think Brandon is also still not 100%, which is why he played limited minutes as well tonight.
Whoever it was that had a feeling Rakim was going to have a good day today made a great call. December 20th is indeed the Christmas season and he played very well today. Probably one of the reasons we rebounded much better today. Rak had a lot of potential...I am really glad to see him get some PT and make a major contribution. Hopefully his playing time the rest of the season will no longer be a farce. We could really use a strong rebounding PF with the ability to block shots from the weak side and consistently finish inside.
With the injuries to the top 2 guards, MCW also had a lot of playing time today. Thought he had an up and down performance...made some uncharacteristically bad passes and showed some questionable judgement. IthacaMatt, you jinxed our boy. Playing a lot of minutes against a pretty darn good team will help Mike in the long run.
KJ had another quietly excellent performance tonight. I think he is having a terrific year. He has always been capable of outstanding play but up until this season, his career has been characterized by really inconsistent play. He has had an astonishing number of games where he gets goose egged one half and goes crazy in the other (usually playing better in the 2nd half). Almost never puts together two solid halves. Until this season. Given our struggles in half court play on offense, we really need him to be consistent, and he has really been money for us so far, and he has also been very good in clutch situations to date, again something he has rarely done in the past.
Scoop had a fine game, again seems to be at his best shooting in precarious situations, just about to travel, get his shot blocked, not squared to the basket, etc. Might be the only player I have ever seen who consistently shoots better when shooting bad shots than he does shooting good shots. That dude has a weird game, always has and always will.
Thought Bucknell actually attacked the zone quite well, especially early in the 2nd half, got a lot of quality shots and if they were able to make all the bunnies they missed, it might have been a game well into the 2nd half. Must have been very frustrating for them.
The Bisons were really small and we were often able to just shoot over them to get good shots. They really worked to clog the lane and force us to shoot 3s. We got the ball inside anyway and kind of imposed our will on them a lot. Also hurt them from the outside some.
Another game with strong signs of improvement in the half court offense, even with Dion and Brandon out for extended periods. Another game where our press was not very successful. Bucknell did a really nice job breaking it and getting easy shots on the other end.
Not our best effort on defense, but we rebounded the ball relatively well, as we should have, executed well on offense and won easily. We are playing at a high level, consistently playing hard and being aggressive. There is a lot to like about this team, and I think it continues to improve as the season progresses. If RC can continue to play like every game is Christmas Time, we are going to be even harder to beat. Tulane next...our chance to thank them for taking Roy Danforth and allowing our program to reach the next level. Thanks Blue Wave, 2 days in advance.
