Kind of sloppy at times, however, saw some really great stuff from Devante, Hunter, Eli, Moussa.
I feel like early on these past few years the team has started out sloppy but cleans it up after a handful of games, so not really too worried about it. A lot of nerves and this being the first time they have all played together.
Yeah, it was definitely a first game. Two things Iâm not really concerned about but that really have to be cleaned up. 1. Way too many turnovers (sloppy), 17 against a DII team is something that canât happen. 2. We gave up way too many offensive rebounds to Wayne State, and really WSU was outmanned by our guys on the frontline. Again, that really just canât happen. But, certainly some coaching points and things to work on this week, and an easy win where everyone got some quality minutes!
I thought Brandon played pretty well, too, in addition to the four you mentioned. Caleb is gonna be fine and I think Kobe will be, too, perhaps just some first game jitters. Along with TWill, who will definitely be an important rotation guy, thatâs a solid eight man rotation and we had two players in Zeb and Frankie who were out and theyâre fighting for rotation minutes, too. On to the next one, the opener, and the real games begin!
Moussa having a bigger impact than Caleb this season is certainly a hot take. Keep in mind that during the season Moussa is going to have a much shorter leash and Caleb is going to shoot it better.
I think they both are. Houstan is 10 on 247, Diabate is 16. Add Ivey, a couple Euros in Nzosa and Jokic and a breakout from 2 freshman, 2 sophomores and 2 junior/seniors and then subtract Bates (2023 draft) a couple freshman who struggle out of the gate a bit (likely guards) and an injury and youâve got Houstan going in the late lottery (where shooters with NBA size but not all-star potential seem to go) and Diabate somewhere between 12-20 where the only other big projected to go in that area is Collins on Duke and some team wants a mobile center who plays hard (Raptors, OKC owns a pick there, Charlotte, Memphis has 2 picks, all those teams badly need a young starting center).
Calebâs made three should be Johnsâ but Iâm not sure who got Johnsâ other miss. UPDATE: I looked at the box score and it just isnât in there. No shot attempt at 16:12.
I never knew this, but itâs AMAZING how all these guys are the exact same height! Iâm guessing, though, that if JB were in the photo heâd be the same height, too!