The best 2 moves made were McConnell over Mathis and getting Harper to play inside the 3 point line and around the key.
1. Mathis has looked awful the last few games. He's been forcing things, playing out of control and he's had a bad attitude. He needs a few games off the bench to settle down a bit and get back to the form he had earlier this year. McConnell has slowly been settling in, has played under control and his length has helped us both on offense and defense.
2. Harper finally played aggressive from tip off. He want down into the lane early and had a lot of post up shots that he hadn't been taking ina good 5-6 games. Pike needs to keep him involved inside the 3 point line moving forward. He can continue shoot the 3 but he's a menace inside and he can't disappear in random games by camping out beyond the 3.
3. Mulcahy starting was a good move. He was a vocal leader and started sinking his 3s (as ugly as his shot is). I still like Jacob Young on the court but he did well off the bench and may need a game or two off the bench to heal up and not be the focus for opposing teams.
4. Omoruyi needs work. He's got great length but he lacks spacial awareness sometimes. That will come with time. He also needs to be stronger in boxing out and going up for dunks. There were a few times he missed easy shots because he tried to float a layup instead of stuffing it in and on the defensive end he did not do well fighting for position. He needs to command the area around him.
Great win but we can't let this be a one off. We're in the outside looking in for a tournament bid. By my count we are -3 based on our schedule. We lost 2 OSU games and a PSU game which we should not have. So we have to make those up v some of the ranked teams on our schedule and MSU is a must win.
1. Mathis has looked awful the last few games. He's been forcing things, playing out of control and he's had a bad attitude. He needs a few games off the bench to settle down a bit and get back to the form he had earlier this year. McConnell has slowly been settling in, has played under control and his length has helped us both on offense and defense.
2. Harper finally played aggressive from tip off. He want down into the lane early and had a lot of post up shots that he hadn't been taking ina good 5-6 games. Pike needs to keep him involved inside the 3 point line moving forward. He can continue shoot the 3 but he's a menace inside and he can't disappear in random games by camping out beyond the 3.
3. Mulcahy starting was a good move. He was a vocal leader and started sinking his 3s (as ugly as his shot is). I still like Jacob Young on the court but he did well off the bench and may need a game or two off the bench to heal up and not be the focus for opposing teams.
4. Omoruyi needs work. He's got great length but he lacks spacial awareness sometimes. That will come with time. He also needs to be stronger in boxing out and going up for dunks. There were a few times he missed easy shots because he tried to float a layup instead of stuffing it in and on the defensive end he did not do well fighting for position. He needs to command the area around him.
Great win but we can't let this be a one off. We're in the outside looking in for a tournament bid. By my count we are -3 based on our schedule. We lost 2 OSU games and a PSU game which we should not have. So we have to make those up v some of the ranked teams on our schedule and MSU is a must win.
