What a great day in Athens. Brought my 2 high schoolers and the eldest's girlfriend. Beautiful day walked all around campus spreading propaganda.
Felt great having a legit crowd in the Convo, and it wasn't all because of Subs weekend. A lot of casual fans picked this game to show up to. As far as the noise level and energy, I still say meh. There were a few moments I felt we should've really exploded but this crowd just doesn't have more than a 5 second spurt in them these days. But trying not to complain, was just happy for the big crowd.
It is always fun when the 3s are dropping. Jaylin has found his groove the last few games, he is the key to being able to go on a run. He was 4 for 5 from 2 had 8 assists and just 1 TO.
Clayton 8 shots, all 3 pointers. Grrrrrrr. At least he acts like abig man on defense, he did a great job defending in the paint. The block to lead off that douchebag Potter was so good.
I have behaved and not dogged Wiz much this year, but he had so many missed rebound opportunities it was painful. I shouldn't just pick on him though...the defensive rebounding was poor and the only reason it was a game at all. So many times the positioning and timing was off, there must've been 5 balls that hit the ground off the rim.
I don't normally get to the convo early enough for warmups, watching Sheldon comfortably throw down several dunks had me impressed. You see it in the game too when going for rebounds or driving to the hoop, that man can seriously elevate.
Clayton had foul trouble, the other 4 starters all played 33+. Coach seems to have settled into his 5 and leaning into them more and more. I know it is injury related, but still wild to see Elmore on the outside of that group. A full week off next week, maybe that will help EJ.
This happens basically every season where we have a run in the schedule of home games and we all talk about how the team is really turning the corner and coming together. Tomorrow is a huge game...if we go back on the road and drop one to a team we should be able to beat, it will really be deflating. Keep it going with a comfortable win and we can legitimately start thinking we are contenders. Ark State is whatever but I would love to go into Toledo on a 5 game win streak.
Nice recap. I’m with you about Arkansas State. I hate that this game is even on the schedule now for how this team is playing. I would’ve rather it been a MAC game and keep this thing going. As it is, I could really care less about the game and it really doesn’t matter if we lose. Should not affect conference momentum if we beat Ball State.
As for your analysis on The Whiz. Two years in Athens and the man still can’t catch the basketball. Thus, rebounds hitting the floor and rebounds going through his hands. The lack of hands also leads to the ball getting stolen. People can say The Whiz is improving, but nobody can say his handles have improved.
Last Edited: 2/5/2024 10:23:30 AM by FearLeon