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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeTown, post: 5272004, member: 942"] I'm not a basketball guru by any means, but my observations today (and in general): - The ND guy guarding Carlos was either horrible at defending, or intentionally letting him get by him, and almost nothing ever came of it. Unsure how he can get to the elbow so often and nobody is open to kick it to - Donnie is one of our bright spots at times, but for once I'd like to see him try to slam the ball when he drives instead of making himself smaller. I know he's gotta get stronger, but still... - Davis is oddly good at playing bigger than he is inside against bigger guys. Not sure how he gets his shot off sometimes, but when he's on, it's enjoyable (duh). Nice to see him know his role is inside the 3 point line - While he basically did nothing, Chance looks comfortable with the ball in his hands and I hope continues to get his legs back - I feel this happens every year, but how can another team set screens so well to free up guys, yet we always set screens and move away 2 seconds before the defender gets there? This is a thing that has bothered me for ages - Seemed there were times we had good mojo going and then suddenly 2 guys sub in. I'm not smart enough to question the coaching, but I did scratch my head at times - Lampkin... He deserves his own summary - I feel he's a polarizing figure. See below My view on Lampkin when all parts are placed together, is a somewhat overall positive. You didn't ask for them, but here's my views on him: [B]THINGS I LIKE[/B] - Enthusiasm and desire. Little things like going out of his way to shake hands with all 5 of the opposing team at the tip are nice to see in today's world - Court vision - by far his most positive attribute, in my opinion - His screens are the best on the team (not saying much). Especially the "turn my ass into your nuts and push you away" screens. I enjoy those (seeing them - not receiving them) - He does a fantastic job of jumping straight up with his hands straight up when being driven at, and letting his big body take the impact to disrupt the attacker [B]THINGS NOT SO MUCH[/B] - Every time he dribbles, my butt puckers up. He often bounces the ball up to his chin (giggity) and away from his body - Conditioning (not sure how he'd hold up without injury, so I'll leave it at that) - Rebounding. I HATE THIS. It seems like he tries to rebound with 1 hand 90% of the time (official stat), and often loses it to another player or out of bounds. Maybe since he's not jumping much, he doesn't reach up with 2 hands? I don't know but GRRRRRRRR - Inability to stay in front of a defender away from the rim - When he finally gets a nice dribble move or spin, he can't go toward the rim due to his size, so he fades away but has no arc on his short shot Okay that's my novel for the year. Not sure what possessed me to put this in writing today. [/QUOTE]

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