trueblue
12-22-2007, 12:59 AM
I am getting over the loss. It was hard because at one point in the first half, I found myself shaking my head thinking...wow we are good; then we lost. That was tough, but we ARE good.
Last year everyone was on Paulus' case. Although he had a tough game last night, that cat has been good. Those clutch shots he hit against Davidson were unreal. I don't understand why we don't run more screens for him or a little inside out. Greg is a great shooter, and the sliding/fading jumpers he hits from time to time prove to me he is not simply a set-shooter. If he starts hitting the floater, a shot which I'm not crazy about but he takes from time to time (that could be deadly-Ed Cota), it would open things up for some dish off lay-ups.
Last year everyone wanted a go-to guy; someone to score when we needed it. Gerald is certainly emerging as that guy. He got caught last night calling for screens too much and taking a lot of time when running a set would have helped, but thank god he is thinking that way now. We need that. It will develop...he is working into this role.
Kyle is Kyle. That is the craftiest freshman I have seen in a while. The way he uses his off-hand on rebounds, or slides during a double team is incredible for his age. He and Lance were deadly on the double team a couple times last night.
Demarcus is a bull. I wish he would put the ball a little more in his finger-tips for his free-throws and out of that palm, but that would mean changing his technique and he is the leading scorer in California state history. He works hard at it though and that is all that anyone can ask.
Nolan has shown that we have a guard who can not only penetrate, but wants to and can finish after he gets down there. That is a huge bonus; his handles will get better as he figures out what he can and can not do at this level.
Jon Scheyer had an off night offensively, but WHAT a player. What a Duke player. Never takes a possession off.
What depth we have. We shorten the bench in big games, but after ACC play our bench will be longer in the bigger games. They'll grow and I'll be proudly watching. I love this team.
Last year everyone was on Paulus' case. Although he had a tough game last night, that cat has been good. Those clutch shots he hit against Davidson were unreal. I don't understand why we don't run more screens for him or a little inside out. Greg is a great shooter, and the sliding/fading jumpers he hits from time to time prove to me he is not simply a set-shooter. If he starts hitting the floater, a shot which I'm not crazy about but he takes from time to time (that could be deadly-Ed Cota), it would open things up for some dish off lay-ups.
Last year everyone wanted a go-to guy; someone to score when we needed it. Gerald is certainly emerging as that guy. He got caught last night calling for screens too much and taking a lot of time when running a set would have helped, but thank god he is thinking that way now. We need that. It will develop...he is working into this role.
Kyle is Kyle. That is the craftiest freshman I have seen in a while. The way he uses his off-hand on rebounds, or slides during a double team is incredible for his age. He and Lance were deadly on the double team a couple times last night.
Demarcus is a bull. I wish he would put the ball a little more in his finger-tips for his free-throws and out of that palm, but that would mean changing his technique and he is the leading scorer in California state history. He works hard at it though and that is all that anyone can ask.
Nolan has shown that we have a guard who can not only penetrate, but wants to and can finish after he gets down there. That is a huge bonus; his handles will get better as he figures out what he can and can not do at this level.
Jon Scheyer had an off night offensively, but WHAT a player. What a Duke player. Never takes a possession off.
What depth we have. We shorten the bench in big games, but after ACC play our bench will be longer in the bigger games. They'll grow and I'll be proudly watching. I love this team.