SWC75
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- W>>>>>>>>L If we go on to a good season, people will little note nor long remember this.
- Beating Colgate by 2 points is better than beating Le Moyne by 4 points. I guess we’re getting a little better. Hopefully we can keep improving from game to game.
- A word about Eddie Lampkin. This kid is getting pummeled by callers into radio shows for his lousy defense. I saw a guy who defended the paint pretty well, looking like Arinze Onuaku, keeping his big body in front of them. What people are complaining about is opposing players driving from the top of the key all the way to the basket, (which happened a lot vs. Le Moyne but not much tonight) and fast breaks that go all the way to basket, which are not normally the center’s responsibility as he’s your slowest player and the one playing closest to the basket. I think the defensive weaknesses are much more about the forwards and guards than Eddie, who is also dealing with a back problem. Despite the that, the guy scored 15 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and had 5 assists, with 24 ”Net Points”. Eddie is NOT our problem.
- Chris Bell was being shut out at halftime. Then he got a dunk on a feed by Lampkin and turned it into a three point play and went on to score 14 second half points, even though he only hit one three pointer. Colgate made sure to take that away. He said after the game that he didn’t want to take a bad shot. He still was our second leading scorer by going to the basket or pulling up for shots. He also was one of our best defenders and is becoming one of our best all-around players.
- Jyare Davis shot poorly but had 9 rebounds. He was only credited with 1 assist but I remember a great pass to Lampkin for a lay-up and remarkable cross court pass that seemed to go past several defender’s ears. I don’t recall whether the shot went in but it was a great pass.
- Elijah Moore missed all three treys but hit four other shots and added some energy to the team when we needed it. He also had three assists and a steal and I noticed at one point he was bringing the ball up as the point guard. People think he’s a shooter but he may be a better all-around player than we realize.
- We dominated the boards for most of the game, (33-23 when we had that 53-40 lead), but let that slip a bit, 12-13 down the stretch. We also only and 7 turnovers in a fast-paced game.
- Petar Majstorovic has only play 11 minutes in two games but he has 9 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal. And he plays defense!
- I still wonder if Chance Westry, who looks very similar to Quadir Copeland in his Auburn highlights, might be the answer at the point. He was finally seen in uniform tonight but watched the game from the bench.
2-0 and 29+ to go
LET’S GO ORANGE!
- Beating Colgate by 2 points is better than beating Le Moyne by 4 points. I guess we’re getting a little better. Hopefully we can keep improving from game to game.
- A word about Eddie Lampkin. This kid is getting pummeled by callers into radio shows for his lousy defense. I saw a guy who defended the paint pretty well, looking like Arinze Onuaku, keeping his big body in front of them. What people are complaining about is opposing players driving from the top of the key all the way to the basket, (which happened a lot vs. Le Moyne but not much tonight) and fast breaks that go all the way to basket, which are not normally the center’s responsibility as he’s your slowest player and the one playing closest to the basket. I think the defensive weaknesses are much more about the forwards and guards than Eddie, who is also dealing with a back problem. Despite the that, the guy scored 15 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and had 5 assists, with 24 ”Net Points”. Eddie is NOT our problem.
- Chris Bell was being shut out at halftime. Then he got a dunk on a feed by Lampkin and turned it into a three point play and went on to score 14 second half points, even though he only hit one three pointer. Colgate made sure to take that away. He said after the game that he didn’t want to take a bad shot. He still was our second leading scorer by going to the basket or pulling up for shots. He also was one of our best defenders and is becoming one of our best all-around players.
- Jyare Davis shot poorly but had 9 rebounds. He was only credited with 1 assist but I remember a great pass to Lampkin for a lay-up and remarkable cross court pass that seemed to go past several defender’s ears. I don’t recall whether the shot went in but it was a great pass.
- Elijah Moore missed all three treys but hit four other shots and added some energy to the team when we needed it. He also had three assists and a steal and I noticed at one point he was bringing the ball up as the point guard. People think he’s a shooter but he may be a better all-around player than we realize.
- We dominated the boards for most of the game, (33-23 when we had that 53-40 lead), but let that slip a bit, 12-13 down the stretch. We also only and 7 turnovers in a fast-paced game.
- Petar Majstorovic has only play 11 minutes in two games but he has 9 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal. And he plays defense!
- I still wonder if Chance Westry, who looks very similar to Quadir Copeland in his Auburn highlights, might be the answer at the point. He was finally seen in uniform tonight but watched the game from the bench.
2-0 and 29+ to go
LET’S GO ORANGE!
