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MBK Final: Cougs 81, Central Washington 76 (Stats)

Finally watched the CWU game on tape delay. Not quite as bad as it sounded on radio, but first half defense and rebounding was terrible as opposed to MSU game where we showed great defensive intensity.

A few things that stick out at me after two game. Josh is trying to do too much on offense and as a result his shot selection is not so good. Saw the same thing from Klay when we just didn't have any reliable scorers around him. On the other hand Flynn may be closer to the Kent accolades than anyone could have hoped. He played an excellent game against CWU and showed much more physicality getting to the hoop than I was led to believe he possessed. Vionte Daniels looked good. He has a nice stroke and quick release, plus he has some athleticism. Not sure why he didn't develop more last season. King still looks like a good one although he couldn't get good looking shots to drop against CWU.
 
On Flynn, comparing him to Ridnour/Brooks is a bit crazy as a lightly recruited freshman. I would go Taylor Rotchestie, which is pretty high 'accolades' as well. Key for Flynn, he needs to be a point guard rather than a a second or even third offensive option.

What is obviously a huge problem is Flynn is just one guy and because he looks like he can actually compete in the PAC 12 we get excited. Obviously you need a lot more than 1 guy to get it done. That leads to Hawkinson trying to do too much because he's by far our best option. Hawkinson is a lot like Motum who also had to carry too much load. Both are good to really good complimentary or second options. Kent needs to pull a rabbit out of his bag of tricks and bring in a legit go to guy. I don't think either of the jcs they signed are that guy.

Acquaah was a better get than Flynn on paper so next year that should only help but it's a shame he can't play this year with 2 open spots left. Daniel did look solid so let's see how that carries through to Creighton. If Daniels can be a decent rotation guy and Hinton can give you at least King level production they might have something in the backcourt. Front court doesn't look too promising at this point. They need to a ready made 4 in the spring.
 
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