CONCERNS:
DJ - Certainly a lot of the game what we expect - unfortunately including a couple of the too quick 3 toss-ups for misses........
I'm hardly concerned about DJ. The short time we had Cooper, Tayor and Offut on the court together in the first half was a revelation. The rest of what he does so far outweighs a couple of bad shots in a game.
I'm not Overly concerned, especially during a win. Not sure what his 3 shoot % was today - but I don't think it was better than his career 30%. 30%/3's is not a game changer (50%+/2's is). A few Bigs w/O rebounds and put backs off of 'em would be nice (but that usually not gonna happen as they aren't down & able to position yet)
The good and bad of DJ was on display today: 10 assists, two steals, two turns. Shooting, though: 4-13 from the floor, 3-6 at the line, 1-6 from deep. I wish I knew if DJ simply can't help himself from shooting or he feels like he has to. He certainly doesn't need to score; we have plenty of weapons and his assist numbers bear that out. When he doesn't force things, he's so good. When he does force things, it's frustrating.
Offensive rebounding was OK, but it was defensive rebounding that was the problem (not that this is anything new). Martin got back 42.4% of its misses.
It's obvious Groce has a lot of faith and expectations for Reggie this year. If he gets confidence to finish strong, watch out. And Rico Johnson with a very solid game. Hopefully he's making the Sophomore Leap.