by eepstein0 on Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:04 am
The Good
Team Rebounding -- Even before Southern was inserted in the 2nd half, it seemed like we did a good job team rebounding with a small line-up out there. Granted SC got some offensive rebounds but if our center is like 6'7", that's going to happen.
Dallas Elmore -- Played awesome defense on Downey, had some aggressive moves to the basket. Have a feeling he could step into a James Posey type of role for this team.
First Half -- We played under control, got tons of easy shots. Al pressed all the right buttons as far as the lineup and Reggie really brought a lot of energy.
Coaching -- Pressed all the right button's in the first half. Putting Elmore on Downey especially at the end of the first half was a terrific move. Rallied the team after SC made their big run to get the W. It really wasn't Al's fault that his guards kept dribbling directly into a double-team right after he tells them not to do that.
The Bad
Ball handling -- It's astonishing to me that no one on this team can dribble. Against the press, we just dribbled directly into the double team most the second half.
Timeouts -- Al, you should have called a timeout earlier to get this team settled down in the second half.