Vs Seattle Pacific
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:37 pm
Just a few thoughts on this game:
Seattle Pacific was clearly the physically stronger team and had some very good players. Miller, an athletic 4, really killed us.
Haws was awesome on offense this game. He made several high level drives,passes and difficult pull-up jumpers. He seems to have good speed, a good handle and a good change of pace. He can really score the ball and shoot. Honestly he plays a little like Steph Curry without as much range. He was the driving force of our offense and it felt like he was playing chess while everyone else played checkers. Now for the bad, he was little wild with the ball but his gamble paid off against this level of competition. Against Gonzaga, etc. it might look different. Also he got completely blown by 4 times that I noticed. Which contributed to the foul trouble for the bigs.
Mika was awesome as well. He wasn't super effective in straight postups, but when Emery or Haws broke down the D he moved into several easy buckets. He still fouls too much but he is force in the paint. Also I though his FT's looked better.
Emery was very good as well. He seemed a little more under control when compared to last season.
Davis looked like he was readjusting to being the 4th option on offense. He played fine.
Guinn didn't play a ton but I saw him do some good things slashing to the hoop, fighting for boards and play good perimeter D.
Beo looked pretty good as well. He is another combo guard like Haws and Emery and when they played all 3 together it sparked the offense. I think he is going to play a significant role this year off the bench.
Childs has superior athletic ability but he hasn't adjusted to how the college game is officiated. I hope we can see him take a few jumpers in the next exhibition game. This team needs him to focus on D and rebounding. Haws-Emery-Beo will get him easy buckets.
Dastrup looks awkward sometimes and really smooth other times. I hope he can work his way into shape. Based on Mika and Childs foul rate, we will need him. His size is important on the defensive glass. Man he looks out of shape and he played really limited minutes.
Aytes... man I feel bad for Aytes. He was trying to make all the right plays. He ran the court to the rim but Haws threw a pass that was too low. He tried to fight for post position but he neglected to account for the fact he outweighs his opponent by 50 lbs--offensive foul. He tries to rotate on D but he is a step slow and fouls. Maybe Haws can tutor him on BB IQ. I still the all the parts of effective player but he can't seem to put it together. Or maybe he is too short and not quite quick enough.
Shaw was pretty bad with 4 fouls in 5 minutes.
Leifson played but couldn't work himself into any scoring opportunities.
Bryant and Rose did not play. I suspect if they had Leifson and Guinn's minutes would have been reduced. I think we will play 3 guards all the time to keep our most talented players on the floor.
Seattle Pacific was clearly the physically stronger team and had some very good players. Miller, an athletic 4, really killed us.
Haws was awesome on offense this game. He made several high level drives,passes and difficult pull-up jumpers. He seems to have good speed, a good handle and a good change of pace. He can really score the ball and shoot. Honestly he plays a little like Steph Curry without as much range. He was the driving force of our offense and it felt like he was playing chess while everyone else played checkers. Now for the bad, he was little wild with the ball but his gamble paid off against this level of competition. Against Gonzaga, etc. it might look different. Also he got completely blown by 4 times that I noticed. Which contributed to the foul trouble for the bigs.
Mika was awesome as well. He wasn't super effective in straight postups, but when Emery or Haws broke down the D he moved into several easy buckets. He still fouls too much but he is force in the paint. Also I though his FT's looked better.
Emery was very good as well. He seemed a little more under control when compared to last season.
Davis looked like he was readjusting to being the 4th option on offense. He played fine.
Guinn didn't play a ton but I saw him do some good things slashing to the hoop, fighting for boards and play good perimeter D.
Beo looked pretty good as well. He is another combo guard like Haws and Emery and when they played all 3 together it sparked the offense. I think he is going to play a significant role this year off the bench.
Childs has superior athletic ability but he hasn't adjusted to how the college game is officiated. I hope we can see him take a few jumpers in the next exhibition game. This team needs him to focus on D and rebounding. Haws-Emery-Beo will get him easy buckets.
Dastrup looks awkward sometimes and really smooth other times. I hope he can work his way into shape. Based on Mika and Childs foul rate, we will need him. His size is important on the defensive glass. Man he looks out of shape and he played really limited minutes.
Aytes... man I feel bad for Aytes. He was trying to make all the right plays. He ran the court to the rim but Haws threw a pass that was too low. He tried to fight for post position but he neglected to account for the fact he outweighs his opponent by 50 lbs--offensive foul. He tries to rotate on D but he is a step slow and fouls. Maybe Haws can tutor him on BB IQ. I still the all the parts of effective player but he can't seem to put it together. Or maybe he is too short and not quite quick enough.
Shaw was pretty bad with 4 fouls in 5 minutes.
Leifson played but couldn't work himself into any scoring opportunities.
Bryant and Rose did not play. I suspect if they had Leifson and Guinn's minutes would have been reduced. I think we will play 3 guards all the time to keep our most talented players on the floor.