Cash having a cramp, instead of another injury on the bad wheel. I was a nervous wreck. But I was so glad he was OK.

The way he played tonight... THAT'S what I'm talking about! He needs to do this all the way down the stretch. Just be a little aggressive and confident, and Cash is difficult to stop.

(02-16-2011 09:31 PM)BJUnklFkr Wrote:  Cash having a cramp, instead of another injury on the bad wheel. I was a nervous wreck. But I was so glad he was OK.

The way he played tonight... THAT'S what I'm talking about! He needs to do this all the way down the stretch. Just be a little aggressive and confident, and Cash is difficult to stop.

Wasn't it against Providence last year when Cash played a really really good game?

If so, let's hope he continues with that on Saturday.

I couldn't believe all those layups Cashmere was putting in. Most of his career he has not been able to finish those off, but tonight he was a confident man possessed. It was fun to watch.

Biggest play of the season might have been Mick putting Kilpatrick into the game with 12:50 to go in the second half, The Bearcats' 15 point lead had shrunk to 5, but soon after Kilpatrick came in it went back to double digits and pretty much stayed there for the rest of the game.

The play they ran after the timeout when UL had it down to 5 was B-I-G.

Cash's layup with the shot clock down to 1 had the place up for grabs.

(02-16-2011 11:05 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  The play they ran after the timeout when UL had it down to 5 was B-I-G.

Cash's layup with the shot clock down to 1 had the place up for grabs.

Best move I've ever seen from Cash. Quite impressive. I couldn't believe he got that off before the clock ran out.

I have been a big Cash Critic.

Cats don't win without him tonight.

He ate Siva's lunch tonight

(02-16-2011 10:56 PM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  I couldn't believe all those layups Cashmere was putting in. Most of his career he has not been able to finish those off, but tonight he was a confident man possessed. It was fun to watch.

Biggest play of the season might have been Mick putting Kilpatrick into the game with 12:50 to go in the second half, The Bearcats' 15 point lead had shrunk to 5, but soon after Kilpatrick came in it went back to double digits and pretty much stayed there for the rest of the game.

i STILL haven't figured out why Cronin leaves SK on the beach for so long before putting him back in. He amazes me.

(02-17-2011 09:08 PM)bearcat54 Wrote:  

(02-16-2011 10:56 PM)Bruce Monnin Wrote:  I couldn't believe all those layups Cashmere was putting in. Most of his career he has not been able to finish those off, but tonight he was a confident man possessed. It was fun to watch.

Biggest play of the season might have been Mick putting Kilpatrick into the game with 12:50 to go in the second half, The Bearcats' 15 point lead had shrunk to 5, but soon after Kilpatrick came in it went back to double digits and pretty much stayed there for the rest of the game.

i STILL haven't figured out why Cronin leaves SK on the beach for so long before putting him back in. He amazes me.

I'm pro SK, but there are legit reasons to not over-play him against UL including:
- UC was winning with defense probably more than anything; why jeopardize that by putting in a guy who struggles some at it?
- Cronin knew the press was coming and Cash can't carry the full load without becoming exhausted. At least in theory, Dixon is probably our #2 ballhandler. And it's not like Dixon is incapable of scoring.
- Cash probably had his best game, but he's not a light's out 3 point shooter (aside from that one NBA 3 he hit). UC was also doing perhaps its best job of the season in trying to get the ball in down low. Playing our best 3 point shooter (Davis), should help keep UL honest and provide a threat for Yancy (& Co) to pass back out to if/when the D collapses around him (loved the pass from Gates to a wide open Dixon for a short jumper in particular). Sure SK (and Dixon) do that to an extent too, but Davis adds superior D.

All 4 have roles based upon their skillsets. I think Mick did a good job managing the backcourt against UL to give everybody a shot to contribute while not ignoring the hot hand(s).

I thought we waited too long to get Killa back on the court in the second half as well. It was not until about the 12 minute mark when Loserville had cut the lead to 5 that he finally entered the game. I thought that he was one of the two best players on the court in the first half (Cash being the other) and that UC was much better with him in the game than out (at least that night). I thought he earned it with not just his offense, but with great off the ball defense and very good on ball defense Wednesday night. To me that took to long to get him back in the game, but we have some guys that give good efforts and sometimes guys get lost on the bench (particularly freshman).

Pay attention to this going forward. Often they wait to bring SK in based on the other team's substitutions when it is a better match up. Slick subbed at that timeout after they got it to 5. Forget the kid's name, but it was someone SK could handle off the dribble offensively and could handle on D. It was the same guy they brought SK in on during the first half. Someone on UC's bench did their homework. Exploited it.

I thought Sean was good off the ball most of his minutes. He needs a bit of work on closing out shots and switches. He'll get there. Half the battle with playing D is want to. He 's got that.

I do love what he does on getting to the rim. Best fastbreak closer on the team. When he doesn't try to force it with 3-4 on 1, he's also the best penetrator against the zone, IMO.

I actually thought Mick used SK appropriately in the game, as he has all season. Mick was trusting the players on the court to continue to score while SK was resting on the bench. But, when Louisville cut the lead to 5, he knew he had to bring 'instant offense' back in to the game, which worked well because he had fresh legs and brought momentum back on the offensive side.

(02-18-2011 10:07 AM)cinbinsportsfan Wrote:  I actually thought Mick used SK appropriately in the game, as he has all season. Mick was trusting the players on the court to continue to score while SK was resting on the bench. But, when Louisville cut the lead to 5, he knew he had to bring 'instant offense' back in to the game, which worked well because he had fresh legs and brought momentum back on the offensive side.

Listen I'm not going to be overly critical on this point since by in large UC played great and I think Mick coached a great game, but SK was resting on the bench? He had 20 minutes of halftime rest. The team clearly was much more effective wednesday night with him on the floor and it was not until the game was really starting to slip that they finally got him back into the game. I am not sure that sitting 7.5 minutes to start the half while the game started to slip made Killa so much more fresh. Again I don't think it was just the instant offense. I think he played well in all aspects. When he was not scoring I still thought the offense worked better with him in the game. I did not think the defense missed a beat either.

That's true, he did have a ton of rest. But I think Mick wants to use SK as a sparkplug this season to create a new dynamic on offense that takes the other team off guard when he gets put in the game. And while he did play very well on both offense AND defense, it was only one game and if he shows that he can perform well in both aspects consistently, I think we'll see Mick use him much more throughout the season.

Don't get me wrong. As Louisville cut that lead to 5, I was getting plenty nervous! And even though we won the game, it was questionable if Mick should have brought him in earlier. But by and large, I think Mick has done an excellent job using SK this season to both contribute to the team and allow him to learn the college game which will only pay dividends in the next 3 years. In the case of the Louisville game, I'm just giving Mick the benefit of the doubt.

(02-18-2011 09:38 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Pay attention to this going forward. Often they wait to bring SK in based on the other team's substitutions when it is a better match up. Slick subbed at that timeout after they got it to 5. Forget the kid's name, but it was someone SK could handle off the dribble offensively and could handle on D. It was the same guy they brought SK in on during the first half. Someone on UC's bench did their homework. Exploited it.

Bingo! We have a winner!

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I beleive when the lead was cut down to five, Cronin had Davis, Bishop and Wilks in, which equals no offense. They were in together way too long, which lead to the massive cut in the lead, and thank god someone (SK) came in to solidify the win. I was also impressed that we were able to finish a game rather than missing crucial foul shots and overturning the ball. Get'em up cats!