Game 13 12/21 at N Illinois

[Purrrrrfect]

For all the haters out there. We ended the noncon with a winning record. A W is a W.

[PantherAlum09]

LOL! Oh the apathy. Under 16 minute timeout in the first half and no game thread.

UNI up early and playing well against a mediocre team on the road.

LOL. I genuinely just like to watch the games and comment after.

Bottom line is that we held a team averaging close to 80 pts/game to 63 and won by 13 on the road. That’s a solid win and I’ll take it all day every day. Tytan, and Hutty were great inside for us against a team with length and athleticism. Pock gave us some big shots in the first half and Trey has still been so solid. I just love what he brings on both sides of the ball. Nate and Bowen were solid as well.

This is the defense we have to play in conference and we need to do it every game.

[CyCarp]

Pock has been super impressive for a freshman, dude can flat out shoot. The start of the 2nd half made me want to break something, but the guys managed to stop the NIU momentum and get a relatively stress free W - if kind of felt like Tytan just willed the guy out of that stretch. A lot of minutes for starters, which hopefully doesn't become a trend. The big surprise on the negative side so far this year is Duax. Hopefully he can figure it out, seems like he just needs to slow down a bit and let the game come to him. As a whole, it's been a frustrating start to the season, but 4 of our 7 losses were in OT or one possession games late. The others were UNC and two stinkers where we just played awful against USF and Belmont. Hopefully those terrible games are out of our system.

[BCPanther]

I find it interesting that Pock was on the same loaded MOKAN Elite AAU team that won the freaking Peach Jam with with the two 86 star recruits at Iowa State and that Pock was the one the led MOKAN in minutes and is now the one playing a significant role right out of the gate in college while the other two can't seem to find the floor even when Iowa State is up 40 on the Eastern Nebraska College for Armless Teenage Girls.

I'd like to thank Dana Ford for his incredible talent evaluation skills and thinking Pock couldn't play in the Valley.

[PantherAlum09]

I find it interesting that Pock was on the same loaded MOKAN Elite AAU team that won the freaking Peach Jam with with the two 86 star recruits at Iowa State and that Pock was the one the led MOKAN in minutes and is now the one playing a significant role right out of the gate in college while the other two can't seem to find the floor even when Iowa State is up 40 on the Eastern Nebraska College for Armless Teenage Girls.

I'd like to thank Dana Ford for his incredible talent evaluation skills and thinking Pock couldn't play in the Valley.

The fact that he is 6'6" with that high and quick of a release is fantastic. He is going to be an absolute stud in the Valley. He's probably the one I'm most confident in turning into an all league player. As he gets stronger and quicker, the potential is extremely high.

I love RJ, but he's always going to be limited a bit by his size and the fact he isn't a terrific shooter. He is really quick and tenacious though, and I probably trust him more than anyone with the ball in his hands bringing it up the court.

I can't wait to watch Wes play. I think if we had Wes backing up Hutson along with Henry, we would be feeling much better going forward this year. I also want to compliment how well Henry played last night. The offense was beautiful with him at the top of the key. I love how decisive and quick his decision making was, and the passes just seemed so crisp. He has also developed more game on the post this year, so that has been great to see.

[CyCarp]

I also want to compliment how well Henry played last night. The offense was beautiful with him at the top of the key. I love how decisive and quick his decision making was, and the passes just seemed so crisp. He has also developed more game on the post this year, so that has been great to see.

I tell you what, my expectations for Henry were... not good, but I've been pretty happy with him this year, in addition to what you said, his scoring has improved. He's far from in the running for any awards, but he's been playing pretty well, he just seems more confident.

[sivert]

At this point, we’re team that must rain 3s to win.
At NIU, we took control of the first half with cuts and 6/11 3pt shooting.

Kyle Pock played a great first half (his BPM was +19.4) and then only got garbage minutes in the second half.
Feels like after he helped gain a lead, the decision was to emphasize defense to keep the lead. Not sure if I like that.

I agree that Henry is showing up. He has settled into a nice hook shot and bodies up well.

I don’t know if Hutson is to blame or the passer, but too many passes to him are not getting caught.

Now we move on to teams that know us. They will guard the three and chase the cutter. Hopefully we’re able to score on the drive.

[PantherAlum09]

At this point, we’re team that must rain 3s to win.
At NIU, we took control of the first half with cuts and 6/11 3pt shooting.

Kyle Pock played a great first half (his BPM was +19.4) and then only got garbage minutes in the second half.
Feels like after he helped gain a lead, the decision was to emphasize defense to keep the lead. Not sure if I like that.

I agree that Henry is showing up. He has settled into a nice hook shot and bodies up well.

I don’t know if Hutson is to blame or the passer, but too many passes to him are not getting caught.

Now we move on to teams that know us. They will guard the three and chase the cutter. Hopefully we’re able to score on the drive.

Hutty definitely has a bit of frying pan hands. The hard part with that is that it's tougher to coach out. It's purely a feel thing. We were spoiled with Phyfe's soft hands. I still think Hut played a great game, and it's really nice that if we want to slow it down a bit we can go inside to him. He does have some nice low post moves. His free throws have looked a bit better lately, too. He is still around 50% but the shots look much better. Side note: Tytan has improved a ton at the line. He looks so much more confident. That's a big deal for us.

[orangetennis]

Hut should have a size advantage most nights in Valley play. That should make him more effective on both ends. It should also allow Anderson to feast on smaller defenders.