The play by play (with substitutions) clearly show Broome wasn't just matched up against the second team for USF.

Broome played 21 minutes to Jenifer playing 19.

By my count, the team was a +18 with Broome on the court. That would make UC a +5 with Broome on the bench. I added it up kind of fast, so if someone comes up with a different count... though in and of itself, its not the end all stat.

http://www.sidearmstats.com/usf/mbball/

Click on Play-by-Play.

I know Mick loves his D and hates TO's, but come tourney time we usually find other teams can play good D as well. Lucky we have several guys that can score, though it's tougher for them against better competition (especially on the road or neutral court). We need to develop more playmakers.

We loosened up quite a bit the second half. Road win.

Jenifer takes care of the ball and plays good defense. I'm fine with him starting over Broome. Their minutes are split fairly evenly anyway. With Evans, 3 of our top 6 players are essentially point guards. Jenifer is a true point guard, Broome is a scoring combo guard, and Evans plays the roll of a point forward a la LeBron/Pippen/Kawhi/Paul George/Giannis/etc... not comparing him directly to NBA superstars, but you get the point. With last year's team, it was Troy bringing the ball up and initiating the offense 80% of the time. This year, we have 3 guys splitting those duties fairly evenly and it works for this team.

One thing that is underrated about Broome this year is how good his shooting percentages have been. He is shooting almost 50% from the field and about 42% from 3. I think most of us were a little concerned about him being a volume scorer, but he has been very efficient for us and picks his spots.

(01-14-2018 11:43 AM)Topkat Wrote:  The play by play (with substitutions) clearly show Broome wasn't just matched up against the second team for USF.

Broome played 21 minutes to Jenifer playing 19.

By my count, the team was a +18 with Broome on the court. That would make UC a +5 with Broome on the bench. I added it up kind of fast, so if someone comes up with a different count... though in and of itself, its not the end all stat.

http://www.sidearmstats.com/usf/mbball/

Click on Play-by-Play.

I know Mick loves his D and hates TO's, but come tourney time we usually find other teams can play good D as well. Lucky we have several guys that can score, though it's tougher for them against better competition (especially on the road or neutral court). We need to develop more playmakers.

We loosened up quite a bit the second half. Road win.

USF's entire team is 2nd team.

(01-14-2018 11:53 AM)robertfoshizzle Wrote:  One thing that is underrated about Broome this year is how good his shooting percentages have been. He is shooting almost 50% from the field and about 42% from 3. I think most of us were a little concerned about him being a volume scorer, but he has been very efficient for us and picks his spots.

He's only 11 of 27 from the floor since the Mississippi State game over a month ago. 6 of 9 of that was against Arkansas Pine Bluff.

He's really not been shooting the ball very much.

He has a pretty shot, but we're not asking him to do what he did at Sacred heart here. Personally, between him, Justin Jenifer and Jacob Evans, I'm glad we have options.
They all have their advantages with the ball in their hands.

Wichita's guards are 6'4" and 6'5". And they can flat shoot it. Jennifer (and Broome) are going to have their hands full with that bunch. Maybe Evans will need to guard Shamet,but that takes Evans away from the glass, and we will need 5-7 rebounds from Evans when we play the Shockers.

For anyone like myself that was not able to watch the game last night...

Post game comments from Coach...

Coach "Fetal Position" Gregory post game...




EDIT: Better quality and extended comments...

(01-14-2018 02:37 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  For anyone like myself that was not able to watch the game last night...

I hope the video starts 10 minutes into the game when the hangovers were finally sweated out.

(01-14-2018 03:34 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(01-14-2018 02:37 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  For anyone like myself that was not able to watch the game last night...

I hope the video starts 10 minutes into the game when the hangovers were finally sweated out.

Out to late at Mons Venus or something. Appropriately dominant after the first 10 though

(01-14-2018 01:03 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  Wichita's guards are 6'4" and 6'5". And they can flat shoot it. Jennifer (and Broome) are going to have their hands full with that bunch. Maybe Evans will need to guard Shamet,but that takes Evans away from the glass, and we will need 5-7 rebounds from Evans when we play the Shockers.

i have not yet watched wichita state but they are listing Frankamp as 6'0" and he's being listed as a starter by bball reference. There are other guards but one of the (Haynes-Jones) is listed as 6'0" as well and he appears to be getting minutes. There is a 6'5" guard that gets minutes (Reaves) and i don't know what their rotation is like, but as long as Frankamp and Haynes-Jones on the floor, we are ok in terms of the physical matchups for Jenifer/Broome.

What you, I and everyone learned...

Quote:Cincinnati Bearcats: What we learned from 23-point romp over South Florida

Tom Groeschen, tgroeschen@enquirer.com Published 11:28 a.m. ET Jan. 14, 2018 | Updated 11:53 a.m. ET Jan. 14, 2018

It was not as easy as the score indicates, but the University of Cincinnati's 78-55 basketball win at South Florida on Saturday night again showed the resiliency of a veteran team.

The No. 14-ranked Bearcats (15-2, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) withstood a quick start by prohibitive underdog USF (7-11, 0-5 AAC) to win comfortably. UC trailed 19-9 and 21-11 in the first half, rallied for a 35-33 lead by halftime, then controlled the game thereafter.

UC's night was capped by a postgame visit from former Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who had Bearcats coach Mick Cronin on his U of L staff in the early 2000s. Cronin declined to comment on what Pitino said, but UC insiders said Pitino gave a riveting speech in the Bearcats' locker room and encouraged the team going forward.

Here's a glance back at the USF game, some things we learned, and a look ahead as UC concludes a two-game Florida road trip this week:

COOLER HEADS PREVAIL: UC has shown poise and maturity in rallying to win its last two road games. Before Saturday's win at USF, the Bearcats overcame an eight-point second-half deficit to beat Temple 55-53 on Jan. 7.

In both cases, neither Cronin nor his players lost their heads. A younger Cronin might have blown his top but, as in the Temple game, he mostly watched calmly as UC continued to play its trademark defense and waited for the offense to come around.

"We have guys that know how to win," Cronin said. "The answer isn't to play hero ball, it's to play team ball. Team ball brings you back. Team ball equals a higher shooting percentage, not hero ball. Not fouling, and keeping a team off the line that's a good free throw shooting team.

"Now that's it over, I'm glad it went that way. It happens every week in college basketball. People say, well, how did this team lose to that team? How do these things happen? Well, the other team practices. When a shot goes up, it might go in. I've got to continue to make sure that our guys understand that these games aren't over. You have to win them."

CASHING IN: Entering the game, UC ranked only 270th nationally with a 67.7 percent conversion rate at the foul line. Saturday, UC nailed 27 of 31 attempts for a sharp 87.1 percent. That kind of marksmanship might not happen again soon, but UC needs to push above 70 percent as the season continues.

Against USF, Bearcats starters were 20 for 20 at the stripe as Kyle Washington went 8 for 8 and Gary Clark, Jacob Evans III and Justin Jenifer all were 4 for 4. The other Bearcats starter, Jarron Cumberland, did not attempt a free throw but was 7 for 11 from the field and led UC with 18 points.

OFFENSE EFFICIENT: UC lowered its season defensive average to 58.4 points per game, which ranks No. 2 nationally. While the Bearcats might never shake their defense-first reputation under Cronin, the offense continues to score at the highest level of Cronin's 12-year UC tenure.

UC is scoring 78.9 points per game, its best under Cronin. Cronin's most potent UC offense averaged 74.3 points last season. Which, incidentally, led the AAC.

Saturday, UC shot a solid 51.2 percent from the field (22 for 43) and held USF to 40 percent. The Bearcats hit 70 percent in the second half (14 for 20), and Cronin could not recall a half where UC shot that well.

UC also had only eight turnovers against USF, which made 13 miscues itself. Evans, now the primary ballhandler at point guard, did not commit a turnover in 37 minutes. Justin Jenifer, who plays both point guard and off-guard, also did not have a turnover in 19 minutes of action.

Cumberland (one turnover in 21 minutes), Clark (one turnover in 33 minutes) and Washington (two turnovers in 30 minutes) also played skillful ball.

MILESTONES: Junior guard Evans scored 16 points Saturday, as he surpassed 1,000 for his career. Evans now has 1,002 points, tied with David "Puffy" Kennedy (UC 1978-81) for 51st on the Bearcats' career list.

Sophomore guard Cumberland (Wilmington High School) also is on pace for 1,000 points. Cumberland has 478 points in just 1 1/2 seasons.

The 1,000 club is getting crowded on this team. Senior forward Clark has 1,211 points. Senior forward Washington has 1,053 points, including his first two seasons at North Carolina State. (At UC, Washington has 649 points.) Junior guard Cane Broome has 1,272 points, most of those (1,136) in his first two years at Sacred Heart University.

SUNSHINE SOJOURN: The UC team returned to its Tampa hotel after Saturday's game, and the Bearcats will stay in the city through Sunday. On Monday, the Bearcats will bus up I-4 to Orlando in preparation for their next game, Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Central Florida.

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UP NEXT

No. 14 Cincinnati (15-2, 4-0 AAC) at Central Florida (12-5, 3-2 AAC)

Tuesday, 7 p.m. at CFE Arena (9,465), Orlando

TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network/WLW-AM 700

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(01-14-2018 04:31 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(01-14-2018 01:03 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  Wichita's guards are 6'4" and 6'5". And they can flat shoot it. Jennifer (and Broome) are going to have their hands full with that bunch. Maybe Evans will need to guard Shamet,but that takes Evans away from the glass, and we will need 5-7 rebounds from Evans when we play the Shockers.

i have not yet watched wichita state but they are listing Frankamp as 6'0" and he's being listed as a starter by bball reference. There are other guards but one of the (Haynes-Jones) is listed as 6'0" as well and he appears to be getting minutes. There is a 6'5" guard that gets minutes (Reaves) and i don't know what their rotation is like, but as long as Frankamp and Haynes-Jones on the floor, we are ok in terms of the physical matchups for Jenifer/Broome.

Shamet is 6'5" and he can shoot over any defender.

(01-14-2018 09:14 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  

(01-14-2018 04:31 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(01-14-2018 01:03 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  Wichita's guards are 6'4" and 6'5". And they can flat shoot it. Jennifer (and Broome) are going to have their hands full with that bunch. Maybe Evans will need to guard Shamet,but that takes Evans away from the glass, and we will need 5-7 rebounds from Evans when we play the Shockers.

i have not yet watched wichita state but they are listing Frankamp as 6'0" and he's being listed as a starter by bball reference. There are other guards but one of the (Haynes-Jones) is listed as 6'0" as well and he appears to be getting minutes. There is a 6'5" guard that gets minutes (Reaves) and i don't know what their rotation is like, but as long as Frankamp and Haynes-Jones on the floor, we are ok in terms of the physical matchups for Jenifer/Broome.

Shamet is 6'5" and he can shoot over any defender.

You mentioned shamet. Was wondering who the other guard you were referencing