Basketball sure is a lot of fun when you're making your shots. Only one who struggled a little from 3 was JP, who was the only one going into the game to NOT suck from 3. I agree the 6 point possession was huge. Shortly before that, Marshall had something similar when they hit one, got a quick steal on JJ, then hit another. I was pretty worried at that point but the team responded well.
Another really bad student crowd today. Just have to hope they show up come the start of winter semester because right now they are checked out.
JP's fadeaways are so impressive. Half the time I am thinking "that's not a good shot" and then swish. It's indefensible. I also think his defense is improved this year. Hadaway was methodical and smooth, great game for him. And yes it was great to see a complete game from Sheldon.
The 7+ footer was a problem for us, and I am not sure why he only played about half the game. Simmons was dead set on being able to take one to the rim against him and it kept not working. Beyond just the ones he was credited for, he factored in several other rebounds. Would be curious to see what his +/- was, it felt like our runs were when he was out.
Again I will say, every time I see JJ coming off the court I am disappointed. I haven't gotten a pulse on the rest of the conference freshmen, but if we give him 30 mins a game I think we have a MAC freshman of the year. Just an awesome player.
EE ended up with more minutes than JJ despite JJ starting. I think Boals is set on Breath/Simmons and Kuany/Hadaway being straight 1 for 1 subs, and this week it is starting to look like Burris/Paveltzke is close to that arrangement. Managing the minutes of JJ/EE/Sheldon/Conners (80 among them) is a tough task. They each can be great at times but each have flaws. I hope Boals recognizes matchups, hot hands, attitudes, etc and uses it to our advantage.
Great week in the Convo. Hate having to wait a full week for another game. If we can find a way to knock off the Bonnies, the vibes will be high going into a big opener against BG.