Starters:
Jackson
Ertel
Jemison
Nichols
Lovan
Gray BIRMINGHAM jerseys are back and looking fresh.
AK's Gene Bartow mask is a nice tribute!
(11-25-2020 03:31 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote: [ -> ]Starters:
Jackson
Ertel
Jemison
Nichols
Lovan
First off the bench around the 16:00 mark: TSG and Rongie Gordon for Jemison and Lovan.
Rongie Gordon looks good. I think having only one true shooter on the floor (Ertel) in our starting five and having him be the primary ball handler is going to clog up our offense something fierce. First game though, so too early to tell.
TSG playing really well on both ends. Benjamin making some shots. Looks like Gordon is backing up Jemison right now. Dude has some muscle.
Jemison already with 3 blocks. Got some quick hands on this team defensively, 6 steals.
Don’t think we have a 3 pt basket yet.
D heating up with the press
Absolutely love this pressure. Lead is up to 15 points, closing out the half really well. The line on this game was 19, and KenPom had it at 18. I'm hoping to beat that to get this team into the KenPom top-100.
That transition basket by Quan was beautiful
(11-25-2020 04:11 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote: [ -> ]TSG playing really well on both ends. Benjamin making some shots. Looks like Gordon is backing up Jemison right now. Dude has some muscle.
Jemison already with 3 blocks. Got some quick hands on this team defensively, 5 steals.
I think TSG might be the most talented player on the roster, but he's never been consistent game to game. Faster pace will help him a lot though.
Our defense is going to be good.
This team is getting after it defensively. Love it.
Intensity is gonna be huge this season. Lot of empty gyms. Got to bring your own.
This is how we have to play defensively with the roster we have. The guys seem to be gelling on that end already, which is a pretty big ask given the amount of time they’ve had together.
Yes Blazers. Very good half of basketball.
Loving this defense we are playing and the effort they are giving. Maybe time to bring back the Steal Mill.
It's not just length, its the fact that there are hands contesting every pass, and feet that never quit moving. It is a night and day difference over how passive we played defensively under Eshan.