sutomcat
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Really small crowd. Hard to fathom a guess when the Dome is so empty but I think it was around 2K actually in the seats.
The female student who sang the NA delivered a fairly pedestrian version of the song, but I liked that she struck and held a Pat Benatar pose throughout the song. Solid.
There was a new Stat Girl. The one tonight was an attractive black women. She was more business like with her dress and walking style. Solid.
My favorite player on Cal State was their center. He was a relatively short overweight guy who run with a lovable waddle. I think his name might have been Hoffman. If so, I wonder if he is related to the Hot Dog Hoffmans? Based on body type, I think there is a chance.
The most notable moment of the game was a tough call. Might have been when a fan threw a wayward basketball that careened into the stands back towards the court, and just missed hitting a member of the dance team in the back of her head. Drew a big OOOOOOOEW! from the crowd. Might have been when Trevor got his first touch in an SU game, immediately launched a 3 and hit it. Or (and this one is the one I think took the prize), it might have been the first time Fab was fouled and he not only hit the rim on both FTs, he made both! Solid.
Some general comments:
We played man or pressed almost all game long. The man was generally effective, though the quality of the defense dropped pretty dramatically when the subs came in, especially in the first half, when the subs struggled on the offensive and defensive ends.
Thought Scoop continued his recent practice of passing first, only shooting if really needed, and did it very well. Don't have stats but it seemed he made a number of assists in limited playing time. He took over the game for a while at the start of the second half, which effectively ended any upset hopes for the Thomsonettes. Impressive start for Scoop's senior season.
When Dion and MCW were in the game together, MCW played point. MCW played point exclusively as a matter of fact. Did not have a very good game, played like a nervous rookie and had some bad turnovers. Kind of surprised by this. I think he will play better as the season progresses. His best work happened inside the paint, where he scored a couple of baskets.
BT's best work was not inside the paint. He missed a couple of floaters and a shot that I believe was supposed to be a pass except the youngster he was tossing the ball to didn't go up to finish an alley oop. Didn't shoot great either but had some nice rebounds and a couple nice passes. Was a little more selfish than normal, which surprised me a bit.
Christmas played a little center for a while. Looks like he is going to be in foul trouble a lot; not a surprise for a young big guy. He is a good athlete and is physical and I think he is going to be a good rebounder and defender. Will have good and bad days this season. For the record, he started game one.
At one point Mookie had 4 fouls and 0 points. Looks to be struggling a bit on defense playing forward and is not looking much for his shot on offense. Kind of strange to see.
KJ made some nice plays and looked good. Got in trouble for leaving his man to double someone (his man hit a 3 moments later). CJ made a 3, which I believe matches his season total for 3s for last season. He had some good moments.
I believe Southerland had a couple of air ball 3s. Looked out of sorts, was not ready to shoot, did not have his best game.
Trev worked hard on defense, hard on offense, played quite well I thought.
JB was very active and energetic on the sideline, gesturing vividly to his team as he talked to it during the timeouts. He still has a lot of energy. Wore a weird colored blue coat with grey pants. They clashed. I assume Juli is travelling or was too ill to lay out JB's outfit. I hope she is okay.
But the story of the night is the story of the preseason, and that is the story of the new and improved Fab Melo. He was very active, assertive, strong to the hoop, strong on the boards, strong on defense. He isn't the Hispanic Bill Russell and he won't be an AA this season but he is truly improved, looks like he is having fun and is playing with a dramatically higher level of confidence right now. Great to see.
The female student who sang the NA delivered a fairly pedestrian version of the song, but I liked that she struck and held a Pat Benatar pose throughout the song. Solid.
There was a new Stat Girl. The one tonight was an attractive black women. She was more business like with her dress and walking style. Solid.
My favorite player on Cal State was their center. He was a relatively short overweight guy who run with a lovable waddle. I think his name might have been Hoffman. If so, I wonder if he is related to the Hot Dog Hoffmans? Based on body type, I think there is a chance.
The most notable moment of the game was a tough call. Might have been when a fan threw a wayward basketball that careened into the stands back towards the court, and just missed hitting a member of the dance team in the back of her head. Drew a big OOOOOOOEW! from the crowd. Might have been when Trevor got his first touch in an SU game, immediately launched a 3 and hit it. Or (and this one is the one I think took the prize), it might have been the first time Fab was fouled and he not only hit the rim on both FTs, he made both! Solid.
Some general comments:
We played man or pressed almost all game long. The man was generally effective, though the quality of the defense dropped pretty dramatically when the subs came in, especially in the first half, when the subs struggled on the offensive and defensive ends.
Thought Scoop continued his recent practice of passing first, only shooting if really needed, and did it very well. Don't have stats but it seemed he made a number of assists in limited playing time. He took over the game for a while at the start of the second half, which effectively ended any upset hopes for the Thomsonettes. Impressive start for Scoop's senior season.
When Dion and MCW were in the game together, MCW played point. MCW played point exclusively as a matter of fact. Did not have a very good game, played like a nervous rookie and had some bad turnovers. Kind of surprised by this. I think he will play better as the season progresses. His best work happened inside the paint, where he scored a couple of baskets.
BT's best work was not inside the paint. He missed a couple of floaters and a shot that I believe was supposed to be a pass except the youngster he was tossing the ball to didn't go up to finish an alley oop. Didn't shoot great either but had some nice rebounds and a couple nice passes. Was a little more selfish than normal, which surprised me a bit.
Christmas played a little center for a while. Looks like he is going to be in foul trouble a lot; not a surprise for a young big guy. He is a good athlete and is physical and I think he is going to be a good rebounder and defender. Will have good and bad days this season. For the record, he started game one.
At one point Mookie had 4 fouls and 0 points. Looks to be struggling a bit on defense playing forward and is not looking much for his shot on offense. Kind of strange to see.
KJ made some nice plays and looked good. Got in trouble for leaving his man to double someone (his man hit a 3 moments later). CJ made a 3, which I believe matches his season total for 3s for last season. He had some good moments.
I believe Southerland had a couple of air ball 3s. Looked out of sorts, was not ready to shoot, did not have his best game.
Trev worked hard on defense, hard on offense, played quite well I thought.
JB was very active and energetic on the sideline, gesturing vividly to his team as he talked to it during the timeouts. He still has a lot of energy. Wore a weird colored blue coat with grey pants. They clashed. I assume Juli is travelling or was too ill to lay out JB's outfit. I hope she is okay.
But the story of the night is the story of the preseason, and that is the story of the new and improved Fab Melo. He was very active, assertive, strong to the hoop, strong on the boards, strong on defense. He isn't the Hispanic Bill Russell and he won't be an AA this season but he is truly improved, looks like he is having fun and is playing with a dramatically higher level of confidence right now. Great to see.
