Vs Portland State 83-62 Robo,and Flynn lead the way. it is tough to use comparative scores but ASU beat these same guys 84-64 ASU is 5-0 in very young season.. The cougs are shaping up to be a good team at this point . We will know more after they play St Josephs which is always a well coached team.Does anyone know the attendance figures?
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Attendance was poor. The opponent was Idaho State. Skaggs still looks like a ballplayer and Chidom and Acquahh showed signs of life. Promising beginning but defense, ball-handling and ball movement/player movement still needs work.Vs Portland State 83-62 Robo,and Flynn lead the way. it is tough to use comparative scores but ASU beat these same guys 84-64 ASU is 5-0 in very young season.. The cougs are shaping up to be a good team at this point . We will know more after they play St Josephs which is always a well coached team.Does anyone know the attendance figures?
Thought they looked more together but agree on the need for areas of improvement. Chidom did show some signs with a bit better shot selection this game. Acquaah was improved as was Hinson. Looked much more together. Flynn was much more involved and not only shot better but looked more in control.
While I don’t expect a high ceiling for the team this year, they way they’ve won these first 3 games is impressive. 3 breakaway 2nd half performances says something about their competitiveness and conditioning. That’s important, and I’m now thinking this team can compete for a top-7 finish in the league.
All I am hoping for is to feel some hope. So far so good and they have improved each game. St. Joe's is 2-1 with wins over UIC (Illinois, Chicago) and Princeton with a loss to Toledo. Would like to see what we look like against St. Mary's.
Other high points were Chidom s 14 pts, Milans 8 pts 4 assts and Bernstine s 9 rbs and 4 pts.. Bernstine started as he plays himself back into shape. Hinson looked a lot better. Skaggs had trouble finding shots as they had the cougs scouted I believe that Pollard will be back for the upcoming Tournament.So.i believe there is hope. Princeton is usually a well coached and solid team i would be impressed if the cougs can win vs St Joes this early in the season.
Zags getting all they want from Utah St 6 min in to second half. 53-50.
Utah State has been a powerful program for a while now. Not a big surprise tonight.
Franks is playing excellent basketball. Flynn looked very good today played his best game. Hinson played more and played better but I had higher expectations for him but hopefully he is just adjusting to the higher level of play. Acquaah needs to slow the game down not on the court but in his head but he also took a step in the right direction today. Skaggs can provide instant offense but he got blown by on D several times. Chidom shot much better and seemed to get his shots in the flow of the offense, his length causes problems in the 1-3-1. Bernstein is solid on the boards and gets his garbage buckets but seems to have trouble catching the ball. Daniels is solid but not spectacular. Ergas might be a candidate for transfer he is playing behind a walk-on right now. Cooper doesn’t have much to offer right now and probably will not see the floor much once Bernstein gets in better game shape and Pollard returns. Only real negative I saw was turnovers against a low level team that according to Dickau doesn’t create very many turnovers. 3-0 good job cougs!!!
The cougs are right where i said they might be. The little twerps on the other board are now getting broadsided by other posters who are seeing their propensity for calling all of Kent s recruits leftover garbage.The main question was if Kent had done an excellent job of recruiting talented players who were underrated or other teams' rejects? It is early but it seems like Kent has done a very good job of recruiting.
The total whiff on that first class really hurt. When we got Franks and Daniels in the second class I thought we were on the right track. Acquaah was a good get in the next class. Now it looks like we are getting some good breaks. Getting Flynn in the spring was big. Chidum and Skaggs are under recruited guys much like Cowgill and Weaver were for Bennett.
Yea he played at the end of the game but the walk on JC player went in before him. I haven’t heard of an injury but that could explain the lack of playing time.
Personally I wouldn’t be throwing out the I told you so card so fast. We have struggled at times in all 3 games against not very good teams. Texas southern is 0-4 and been blown out of every game except by WSU. Idaho State is lower level Big Sky team and Seatle University is picted 6 th in a conference not known for basketball. 3-0 is great but we have yet to see anybody close to a PAC 12 team
Personally I wouldn’t be throwing out the I told you so card so fast. We have struggled at times in all 3 games against not very good teams. Texas southern is 0-4 and been blown out of every game except by WSU. Idaho State is lower level Big Sky team and Seatle University is picted 6 th in a conference not known for basketball. 3-0 is great but we have yet to see anybody close to a PAC 12 team
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It's good to see a lot less sloppy play but I would agree there's no reason we shouldn't be 3-0 at this point given the level of competition.
The fact he never got minutes even in the Seattle game suggests he might have had an injury. Here's the thing about our first three games. Except for the first half of the first game we have pretty much done what most teams do against lower level competition. Those teams often hang around for awhile. One thing nobody has noted is that no team has scored more than 30 in the second half against us. We lost to at least 2 teams of this caliber early in each of the last 3 seasons.
No matter how you slice it we are clearly a much better team at this point than in any of the past 3 seasons. Not saying we are some kind of top 25 threat, just saying we are have progressed from dreadful to decent. Lots more athleticism, lots more shooters and scorers. We have already had 5 guys score at least 14 points in a game, and Acquaah will have a breakout game at some point. Note he knocked down a couple of more 3 s yesterday despite the seemingly bad mechanics
No matter how you slice it we are clearly a much better team at this point than in any of the past 3 seasons. Not saying we are some kind of top 25 threat, just saying we are have progressed from dreadful to decent. Lots more athleticism, lots more shooters and scorers. We have already had 5 guys score at least 14 points in a game, and Acquaah will have a breakout game at some point. Note he knocked down a couple of more 3 s yesterday despite the seemingly bad mechanics
Not a "told you so" quite yet. it is a young season and they have to play on the road.. However the talent looks promising but they have a lot to prove over a long season. The St Joesph game may be a good barometer. St Joesph is always a solid well coached team with more experience.i hope for a highly competitive game
If he can go 2-5 I don't care if he kicks it in. It doesn't look like a strength at this point does it?Note he knocked down a couple of more 3 s yesterday despite the seemingly bad mechanics
Since he shot 44% from 3 pt land in high school,it may yet turn out to be strength. I still say that his body mechanics are fine just not what " purists" want to see.
High school stats are meaningless other than for the old guy at the end of the bar talking about the his glory days. Pointing out what is at this point an obvious weakness has nothing to do with being a "purist".Since he shot 44% from 3 pt land in high school,it may yet turn out to be strength. I still say that his body mechanics are fine just not what " purists" want to see.
I guess that i am the old guy at the end of the bar talking about the glory days. But if a player can shoot in high school ,he will be able to shoot in college. That is, if he has the athletic ability to create his shots ,which Milan has in abundance. I disagree that is" an obvious weakness". Kent has stated that Milan shoots well in practice and should in games once he adjusts to D 1 ball. It is like saying he is a poor free throw shooter based on a few initial games . He has good mechanics and if he did not he would not have shot well in high school and now in practice.
We disagree and that's ok but I hope you are spot on.I guess that i am the old guy at the end of the bar talking about the glory days. But if a player can shoot in high school ,he will be able to shoot in college. That is, if he has the athletic ability to create his shots ,which Milan has in abundance. I disagree that is" an obvious weakness". Kent has stated that Milan shoots well in practice and should in games once he adjusts to D 1 ball. It is like saying he is a poor free throw shooter based on a few initial games . He has good mechanics and if he did not he would not have shot well in high school and now in practice.
Well his mechanics are horrible but we’ve all seen good mechanics hooked to bad shooters and bad mechanics hooked to good shooters. I still think he is playing to fast in his head and once the game slows down for him he will be fine. I don’t think he’ll ever be a great shooter but he is primarily a slasher so all he really needs to do is keep defenders honest.
Yes that is what i mean when i say the game will slow down for him and he will be fine. John Wooden said is best when he said" be quick but do not hurry".
It's a lot for almost any player to process as a first year player. Acquaah possesses a lot of things we need to get on the court.
Also, by my count Acquaah is 4 -12 in his first 3 games. Not great, but it suggests he has some confidence in his shot to take 12.
Also, what ELC said about being able to to create the shot at the college level is big. That is why I always look at how quickly a guy can square up and release his shot. That was the first thing I noticed about Skaggs when I saw his JC video. Some really great high school shooters fall short in this area. Most notable at WSU was Patrick Simon. To a lesser degree Lodwick had this problem. Greatest ever with the quick release was Klay.
Also, what ELC said about being able to to create the shot at the college level is big. That is why I always look at how quickly a guy can square up and release his shot. That was the first thing I noticed about Skaggs when I saw his JC video. Some really great high school shooters fall short in this area. Most notable at WSU was Patrick Simon. To a lesser degree Lodwick had this problem. Greatest ever with the quick release was Klay.
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Acquaah is 4-14 from 3 and 0-7 from the line.Also, by my count Acquaah is 4 -12 in his first 3 games. Not great, but it suggests he has some confidence in his shot to take 12.
Also, what ELC said about being able to to create the shot at the college level is big. That is why I always look at how quickly a guy can square up and release his shot. That was the first thing I noticed about Skaggs when I saw his JC video. Some really great high school shooters fall short in this area. Most notable at WSU was Patrick Simon. To a lesser degree Lodwick had this problem. Greatest ever with the quick release was Klay.
Guess I missed a couple of attempts. Like I said, I think he will be adequate, not great. Don't think I would try to totally rebuild his shot. Just keep working on getting good looks in the flow of the game. He will probably end up as a 65-70% free throw shooter too.
He's 0-7 from the line and it's not like his free throws are just rimming out on him. He needs to find his range. It would be great if Acquaah could get to a Weaver level because it appears Acquaah will take a lot more 3s than Weaver.
Acquaah 3 point shooting will be better than Weaver as a frosh and soph. Less worried about his free throw shooting unless it gets in his head. Like I mentioned earlier, he was 11-16 in the exhibition. Please don't anyone post that the level of competition was poorer.
His misses are so far off I don't think it should be a surprise there are questions on his shooting. First shot in the last game was simply a brick. There's not much room but to go up but it's an area we need him to become at least dependable. Weaver year 1 was awful but it probably got in his head. Year 2 he took the point and played out of position. Not that they don't count but he was much more of a threat his final 2 years and definitely solid his final year. With the amount of 3s it looks like Acquaah will take we need him to get to the level Weaver was his final year.
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