CSNbbs

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=330470279

Strong guard play but didnt live by the 3. Got to the stripe and made their tosses. Very few turnovers. Made more than half of FG attempts.

I have no idea how Hawaii plays so we have the ying without the yang.

But this snap shot poses a couple challenges.
- Strong guard play on offense against our avg. athleticism there
- Shot well both from the field and stripe getting to the stripe consistently
- Two guards with 5 assists each, with few turnovers.
- Guard play got themselves to the stripe and one other. In otherwords, they don't settle. They make you guard or pay. And it isnt just their opp. # who pays. Back line bigs trying to cover lapse get caught.


The shake out here is that their front line plays a lot better because their guard play creates opportunities for all. Again, 1 game and I dont know how the Warriors defended. But alot of foul shots equates to a lot of fouls and on the wrong folk at the wrong time stymies developing positive momentum or if developed can deflate it quickly.

On the road, traveling a distance . . . will that impact their shooting? I wouldnt bet on it.

Does UOP get to bring their west coast refs? That can be a game changing item.

a different game in the midwest admittedly

Damn 47 fouls called between both teams!! Thank god we dont have to play @ pacific until a few years

Spending a lot of time in Orange County and near Pasedena these days, watching college hoops. It's not as "soft" as we like to portray here.

Sounds like you are seeing it first hand, DB.

I'm thinking Pacific will probably spank us. How do you see it?

(02-17-2013 03:30 PM)DesertBronco Wrote: [ -> ]Spending a lot of time in Orange County and near Pasedena these days, watching college hoops. It's not as "soft" as we like to portray here.

They don't like the way we play grab-ass on the west coast. Actually, nobody likes it.

Saturday, NIU was grabbing jerseys.

Your man driving past you?

No problem, your left hand goes on the small of their back, fold up the jersey, give a little tug, you're back on them.

Saw that at least half a dozen times. They must have a drill for it.