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spierce
11/25/2017 8:26 AM
Thought they played really well. The game was never really in doubt. The lack of fouling in the first half was impressive. I think we were only called for two fouls. Nice win
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bobcatsquared
11/25/2017 9:24 AM
spierce wrote:expand_more
The lack of fouling in the first half was impressive. I think we were only called for two fouls.
Enjoyable game to watch, mostly due to lack of whistles, allowing the game to be completed within 90 minutes.
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Jeff McKinney
11/25/2017 10:00 AM
Agree. Nice flow to the game. The Mount is a very young team with a lot of freshmen, but they have some good talent, skilled offensive players, and are well coached. Gonna take awhile for those young guys to learn to play defense. It was pretty easy to score on them .

Ohio played really well...everyone.
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stub
11/25/2017 11:04 AM
Questions: Mt St. Mary’s from the state of ____, is the 2nd oldest Catholic college in the U.S., next to ___.

Agree with previous comments. An enjoyable game to watch. Shot 55%! But please, extend the defense on their 3 point shooters.

Nice offensive display, with Saul having an opportunity to vary his offensive sets even with a small number of players. At times he played 4 guards with both point guards. Played only 7 men with Mickle still out, then down to 6 when Gollon came out, hopefully nothing serious.

Kirk- smart move low posting him at times. He’s so smooth around the hoop. Also nailed his 1st two 3’s he took, something we’ve been looking to see.

Butler- nice to see the other frosh point finally get good minutes (20) and show some of his offensive skills (4 for 4 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line).

Taylor- played strong and smart

Dartis-can-t wait til he starts to really light it up.

Block- a workhorse, does a little bit of everything (6 assists, 9 boards) but needs to reign in the NBA 3’s

Lasher- a slasher with a soft finishing touch

Gollon- showed some nice moves from the lane and the baseline.

5’5” Junior Robinson- fun to watch, team player, not just a scorer.

Answers: Maryland. Georgetown.
Last Edited: 11/25/2017 12:04:10 PM by stub
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Jeff McKinney
11/25/2017 12:46 PM
Not sure, but it seemed to me that Gollon's issue was cramping. He's still shaking off the rust and getting used to the longer minutes. I thought he was impressive last night. He's versatile. Will keep improving. Watch him during Jan and Feb.
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RSBobcat
11/26/2017 10:16 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
Not sure, but it seemed to me that Gollon's issue was cramping. He's still shaking off the rust and getting used to the longer minutes. I thought he was impressive last night. He's versatile. Will keep improving. Watch him during Jan and Feb.
Showing some quickness/decisiveness/anticipation I did not see 2 years ago - looking forward to more
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100%Cat
11/27/2017 8:29 AM
Laster has become a very good finisher around the rim. He has a great touch in traffic.
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The Optimist
11/27/2017 9:05 AM
Much appreciation for those who do work over the holidays. Easy to imagine staffing would be extra-complicated with students gone and many non-student employees wanting time-off to be with families.

A look into the future: Wilson makes a basketball with a Bluetooth-chip embedded inside: Connect bluetooth-enabled camera and write some code telling it to move back and forth following the movement of the ball. Nice!
https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p/wilson-x-connected-o...

Two interesting applications in other sports I've heard about recently:
-In soccer they have a BT ball which they are using for goal-line technology (did the ball go completely across the line for a goal?)
Goal-line technology used to involve a camera on the goal but the embedded ball is being rolled out in some leagues.
-NFL now has RFID in all players shoulder pads allowing them to measure movement on the field. Pretty crazy how many applications this could have when you start thinking about measuring guys 40 times or measuring which guys hit the hardest.
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OUVan
11/27/2017 9:07 AM
RSBobcat wrote:expand_more
Not sure, but it seemed to me that Gollon's issue was cramping. He's still shaking off the rust and getting used to the longer minutes. I thought he was impressive last night. He's versatile. Will keep improving. Watch him during Jan and Feb.
Showing some quickness/decisiveness/anticipation I did not see 2 years ago - looking forward to more
Gollon looks bigger and definitely looks more confident this year. Part of that IMO is not trying to remake him as a point.
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The Optimist
11/27/2017 10:53 AM
OUVan wrote:expand_more
Not sure, but it seemed to me that Gollon's issue was cramping. He's still shaking off the rust and getting used to the longer minutes. I thought he was impressive last night. He's versatile. Will keep improving. Watch him during Jan and Feb.
Showing some quickness/decisiveness/anticipation I did not see 2 years ago - looking forward to more
Gollon looks bigger and definitely looks more confident this year. Part of that IMO is not trying to remake him as a point.
He is noticeably bigger. Saul has talked about strength of his weight-lifting program. Excited to see how a guy like Kirk benefits similar to how Gollon has.
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OU_Country
11/27/2017 3:22 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
Agree. Nice flow to the game. The Mount is a very young team with a lot of freshmen, but they have some good talent, skilled offensive players, and are well coached. Gonna take awhile for those young guys to learn to play defense. It was pretty easy to score on them .

Ohio played really well...everyone.
I wanted to chime in on this sooner, but just didn't get there. M St M lost three kids that were starters a year ago to transfer to the higher majors. Just one of those three was a grad transfer. Just a little perspective as we voice frustrations about Jaaron's departure.

I think we're seeing progress in development game by game in the case of TK and even Butler. TK was outstanding in this one, Butler much more confident and assertive. TK is going to be a match-up problem for several teams in the MAC. Still need to get those bigs healthy, but this group looks like they're going to continue to progress as the season moves along. The trio of Laster, Dartis, and Block are going to be a tough to deal with group of veteran players.
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Andrew Ruck
11/28/2017 8:14 AM
stub wrote:expand_more
Lasher- a slasher with a soft finishing touch
Lasher the Slasher?
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