(11-11-2019 10:13 PM)jedclampett Wrote: Temple's 13-point win vs Morgan State on our home floor didn't impress me, because several Temple players performed poorly against MSU, one of our weakest opponents this season.
Several things frightened me:
1) Scott had no impact in 14 minutes.
2) Hamilton took a step backwards.
3) Moorman went 1-6 for 3 points.
There were a few bright spots
1) NPL had a brilliant game
2) JPL showed more improvement than expected in 2 games.
3) Perry scored 12 pts in limited playing time
4) Alani playing consistently well
I respectfully disagree. I was impressed with Temple’s win as I thought Morgan State was a decent team. Will need to follow how they played going forward.
Before getting into individual performances, it’s necessary to point out that Temple’s collective performance were terrific.
Temple committed only 6 turnovers, caused 19 Morgan State turnovers, and fouled so little that Morgan State only made 9 foul shots. Holding any opponent to 57 points and winning by thirteen points is impressive. And Temple held MS to shooting only 44.2 percent on two’s, and 23.6 percent on three’s, which is way better than last season.
You should look at a player’s plus/minus. I’m reluctant to say a player had no impact on a game if he had a plus rating in only one game. Need bigger body of work.
Moorman had an outstanding first game having shot 60 percent from the field. Also, it was clear that against MS he was rushing his shots and putting too much mustard on the ball. That can be corrected.
Yes, Moorman did play 28 minutes, shot 1-6, but he had no turnovers, seven rebounds, including one offensive rebound, and one block. He committed but one foul. His non-shooting stats were excellent.
Seems like you’re mainly focused on scoring, as no mention is made of player’s non-shooting stats such as turnovers, fouls, and steals. Given that Temple did manage to score 75 points, I would not highlight who didn’t shoot well in one game.
For instance, you say that Scott had no impact in his 24 minutes. In fact he had no turnovers which resulted in Temple keeping it’s scoring opportunities. Two, he had two steals in only 14 minutes which provided with Temple with 2 scoring opportunities they otherwise would not have had. Temple scored on one of his steals, and should have on the other one, but for Rose missing a dunk.
Yes, we want to see more from him offensively given that Temple is struggling making three-point shots. That should happen. He did show his play-making ability.
. He did have an impact playing only 14 minutes by making two steals, and committing no turnovers. You should not be frightened after only two games. I’m not, as he has a proven record against the nation’s best teams.
Scott only took one shot and missed it But his first shot was a three that he made from the corner that was waved off by a ref because the player who threw him the ball was called for traveling.
Yes, we want to see him shoot and score more.
As for Hamilton, he only played 8 minutes. He scored two-points. He missed one shot, made two foul-shots, had an offensive and defensive rebound, made a steal, and had a turnover. Worse thing he did was commit four fouls.
Defensively, in two games, he is statistically Temple’s second best defender just behind Nate. As Justyn has a defensive rating of opponents scoring only 68.9 points per 100 possessions against Temple. All other Temple players are in the 80’s. So Justyn, playing limited minutes, has had a positive defensive impact on the team.
