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toddcudd
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Just finished my 2nd watch of this. Turns out, I have to watch twice – first time I just watch as a fan, not fair for analysis.
Lots of interesting stuff here, IMO. First off, at this point, it looks like our season will go as far as TK takes us. I am stunned at his impact as a frosh. I think he faced pretty decent talent here, too. Until somebody steps forward as THE shooter, we ride the TK train on offense.
Next, the lineup is starting to shape up. Here’s the top 6 in minutes:
15 Schaefer, Corey * 37
11 McKnight, Mackey* 33
32 Kempton, Tim * 28
23 Whitfield, Shane 22
44 Baltimore, Conroy 21
05 Price, Austin * 17

Note the absence of JC. Right there is my biggest concern. I think he has some gifts, but we’re not using them right. He’s a 3, in my mind, no question. CANNOT start him as a 4. I hope he develops a post game over the next few years, but it’s not there now. 3’s swoop in for rebounds, 4’s post up and get position.
We committed a lot of fouls. But I’m not as bummed about that as I might be in different circumstances. We made life pretty rough for their bigs – blocks, changed shots, frustrated them. Granted, Ariac had 28 – but he worked for them. I bet he’s sore and tired tomorrow. On 2nd watch, they really had to work for paint points, which is a BIG positive in my book.
I’m softening on CS. He can shoot 3s. That, we can use. I don’t like him driving to the basket – I feel like he gets caught in the air or stuck on the baseline more often than not. But if he can be the kick-out 3 guy – hell yeah!! M.S. makes me unbelievably nervous. I feel like he’s out of control most of the time. He’ll be fine (or better), eventually, but not this year
SD State will be tough. But if we pull it out, it’s a pretty nice win, I think.
P.S. I really, really wanna see AD come back.