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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 2389907, member: 1423"] But aside from the student issue, I also thought Chukwu arrived in this game. During the exhibitions, he seemed a little awkward like he was at beginning of last season. But there were steady improvements. More rebounds, better positioning, a couple of drop step moves, a basket or two here and there ... but consistently bad FT shooting (oh well). Last night's numbers can't be ignored - 12 and 8 with 8 blocks. That's a game-altering performance. Oakland's a smaller team, but they're the first team with a winning record, and I could see why with their guards and Brock down low. They had little chance against our zone. We have serious length up top, long athletic forwards that hustle and bigs that can protect the rim. Our rebounding numbers are better than I expected -- although we'll learn more in the next 3 games. Even so, I had to stop myself from saying, "omg ... we're actually a balanced team?!" Been a while, for sure. Brakes need to be applied until we play UM and KU. While I would LOVE to see Paschal perform like this every night, I think he'll struggle against more experienced (and beefier) bigs that are his size. That's part of the process. And Sidibe gives us quality depth. We may not beat either of those two teams, but the competition will prepare us for the ACC. A couple concerns ... we're not where we need to be from an offensive production (or efficiency) standpoint. And having 3 guys play 30+ minutes is going to hurt us down the stretch. MD has become the de facto starter at PF (fine with me). He brings energy and hustle ... and if his offense starts improving with his confidence (even a little), that would be a huge help. [/QUOTE]

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