I'm thrilled with the result, but very concerned about Nolen's injury. I think NW will be a nightmare without his presence. Praying for Al's speed recovery.
Other random musings.
* FINALLY!!!!! Finally got to see Rodney Williams step up and take some shots. He just needed one to go in to boost his confidence. Moving forward, we're gonna need Rodney to take 3 or 4 threes per game when defenses sag. If he could hit 2 per game, it would be HUGE for this team.
* It was nice to see that some effort was made to get Rodney some looks on the high-low post sets. Though I think it'll be most effective with Ralph passing him the ball.
* Maverick did a decent, competent job in 2nd half, though most of the offense ran thru Hoff.
* Hoffarber was my MVP for this game because he scored 9 points down the stretch when we were struggling to create chances. He also had 6 assists and ZERO turnovers and most importantly he did a nice job of making sure we got the ball inside. He also did a decent job of defending the three. Hoffarber chose a great night to play his best all-around game of the season.
* Armelin is wild but when he attacked the basket with confidence, he looked great. It looks like he and Maverick will platoon with Hoff taking up the slack for Nolen if Al's causes a prolonged absence.
* Mbakwe played his worst game of the big ten season. 5 turnovers, sloppy with the ball, missed 3 free throws and bobbled a few passes that should have been converted.
* Sampson was solid, and shot the ball well.
* Iverson was up and down for me. 9 pts and 9 rebs means he was productive, but 1-4 on FT's is infuriating.
* 13-23 on FT's is just 56% and simply NOT acceptable for scholorship athletes. I don't know what Tubby's practice regimen is, but if I were coaching, the players would all have to make 20 straight free throws before hitting the showers...Miss one, start again...this team WILL get burned and lose a close game if they keep this crap up.
* Overall, it was a quality win on the road in the big 10. I come away from this one, pleased but worried about Al's injury and the FT shooting.
Other random musings.
* FINALLY!!!!! Finally got to see Rodney Williams step up and take some shots. He just needed one to go in to boost his confidence. Moving forward, we're gonna need Rodney to take 3 or 4 threes per game when defenses sag. If he could hit 2 per game, it would be HUGE for this team.
* It was nice to see that some effort was made to get Rodney some looks on the high-low post sets. Though I think it'll be most effective with Ralph passing him the ball.
* Maverick did a decent, competent job in 2nd half, though most of the offense ran thru Hoff.
* Hoffarber was my MVP for this game because he scored 9 points down the stretch when we were struggling to create chances. He also had 6 assists and ZERO turnovers and most importantly he did a nice job of making sure we got the ball inside. He also did a decent job of defending the three. Hoffarber chose a great night to play his best all-around game of the season.
* Armelin is wild but when he attacked the basket with confidence, he looked great. It looks like he and Maverick will platoon with Hoff taking up the slack for Nolen if Al's causes a prolonged absence.
* Mbakwe played his worst game of the big ten season. 5 turnovers, sloppy with the ball, missed 3 free throws and bobbled a few passes that should have been converted.
* Sampson was solid, and shot the ball well.
* Iverson was up and down for me. 9 pts and 9 rebs means he was productive, but 1-4 on FT's is infuriating.
* 13-23 on FT's is just 56% and simply NOT acceptable for scholorship athletes. I don't know what Tubby's practice regimen is, but if I were coaching, the players would all have to make 20 straight free throws before hitting the showers...Miss one, start again...this team WILL get burned and lose a close game if they keep this crap up.
* Overall, it was a quality win on the road in the big 10. I come away from this one, pleased but worried about Al's injury and the FT shooting.