Re: Dayton Victory

[jon breiner]

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From: "bob" <address@hidden>
To: "basketball" <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 9:27 PM
Subject: [UC Basketball] Dayton Victory


> Was at the game in Dayton.
> Armein - great - I'm SO relieved he seems to have found the basket!  (6 
> boards too)


As someone who was hard on him early, I am pleased to see him playing with 
more confidence.  He looks like a new man.


> Jihad - absolutely miserable - I've never seen a point guard dribble 
> around in circles so much to no end (other than turning the ball over) - 
> they are so much better when Chadd runs the point


I said this early on, but since Jihad was scoring it did not seem to be that 
big of a deal.  Jihad is our Lionel Chalmers.  I've been waiting for Andy to 
make that post since he was always a big Chalmers fan, but he was getting 
his green shirt cleaned for the Vandy game this Thursday.



> Hicks steady - Max - steady White - steady - good boards from all 3 and 
> Armein (once they woke up - a lot of standing around esp. in 1st half)
> good thing they came out and guarded in 2nd half - Dayton lit them up from 
> 3 pt land in 1st half
> Dayton sure supports their team!  Very impressive fans
>
> Not an impressive win, certainly a lot closer than I thought, but a road 
> win in a traditionally tough venue is nice


One thing I have noticed, is how this team has come on late, reminiscent of 
some early 90 teams.  During the final four year, we never blew out anyone 
until the 17-2 run in the final 5 minutes and such.  I would like to see if 
this team can maintain a blowout and they will have there chances over the 
next few weeks with the non-state schools and Longwood.  I just hope Bevies 
and Butthead are not Longwood's mascot.

Jon