Went to the Kent/Urbana basketball game today at the MAC Center. It was a very good day for the Flashes as it should have been playing an NAIA team.
The Flashes D was impressive as they came up with steal after steal and frustrated the Urbana offense. As expected, Gates had a nice game as did Wilkins who has turned into one heck of a 3-point shooter. But, since the score was 57-22 at halftime, most of the second half was played by the bench. Here were some observations of the freshmen:
DeAndre Haynes - scored only 5 points but clearly is unbelievably mature for his age. While only scoring 5 points, he continously penetrated to the basket and dished off to the open man. He is a slick ball-handler and is very quick...this guy is going to be a real treat to watch for the next 4 years.
Cliff Brown - this guy is ATHLETIC! I think he scored 11 points total and had alot of rebounds (not sure how many). He had a nice game and has some nice hops. He'll be fun to watch too....
Chris Williams - hadn't seen this guy play til' today. He had a few 3 pointers and some nice no look passes....he looks very comfortable out on the floor as well.
Coming into this game I didn't have much of a feeling for this team...but after today, I think this team will be way better than expected. I know it was only vs. Urbana but the Flashes didn't seem to care. They played tenacious Flashes D and executed very well on the offensive end. In my opinon, success starts with the point guard and we have a dandy in this Haynes kid...I can't wait for the next home game vs. SMS.
For those of you who didn't make the game....hope this helps you out a little.
Go Flashes!
