Tejas_Duke wrote:

1. Sanders was a beast today, except for that one horrible pass in the paint later in the game.

2. Lewis is still my definition of a "flow of the game" type of player.

3.  This is the 3rd time they got off to a horrible start shooting, and thank God it was against Robert Morris.  Most A-10 teams put this game away against the Dukes.

4.  Note to Powell:  You are not Kobe Bryant and this is not the NBA.  Stop the no look passes!

 

Questionable coaching to have Powell in their as much as he did in the second half.  I'd have ridden sanders and lewis.

WEB wrote:

Lost JJ right after the game started. Ferry's recruiting allowed us to not miss a beat. Great game by Eric James. Bobby Mo literally did nothing but try to shut down our perimeter game. Still couldn't beat us.

RMU was on the verge of getting their doors blown off but credit to them. They stuck in there.

Still wasn't enough. Excited for James and Sanders. Showed me a ton.

Eric looked like a young Damian Saunders.
 

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applecorps wrote:

WEB wrote:

Tejas_Duke wrote:

1. Sanders was a beast today, except for that one horrible pass in the paint later in the game.

2. Lewis is still my definition of a "flow of the game" type of player.

3.  This is the 3rd time they got off to a horrible start shooting, and thank God it was against Robert Morris.  Most A-10 teams put this game away against the Dukes.

4.  Note to Powell:  You are not Kobe Bryant and this is not the NBA.  Stop the no look passes!

 

Questionable coaching to have Powell in their as much as he did in the second half. I'd have ridden sanders and lewis.

Lewis had foul trouble. Besides, Powell has a much stronger offensive skill set than either of them. He was tripled every time he took it inside.That opens things up, but he does need to tone down his passing style for that to matter.
 

Still, Lewis has got to  concentrate on position, use his back to cut off the opponents early, let him in a game like this in foul trouble to discipline himself to play quality positioning, and not have to make it up with over-reaching for being a spectator. Lewis is a beast, if he gets into position early to box out. Not thinking, not doing. 
 

Just saw that we had 20 offensive boards, 20! Of course, a lot of those were 3rd attempts off of missed 2nd attempts....

Things to note Mason 39 minutes and Coilter 38 minutes.  Instead of playing Castro to sub for these guys Steele was given the minutes the relief 3 minutes.  Steele also sub for James at the end of the first half.  If Jones is out for an extended period,  Steele and Castro need to step up.  I still believe that playing Mason & Colter those kind of minutes is not sustainable.