RE: 1st half

[Madhusudhan]

One thing totally absent from UC seems to be plays at the post.
Hicks hasnt been effective, McGowan doesn't seem to do a whole lot. There was a point in the second half when no less than 3 attempts were made by Hicks , McGowan and a 3rd UC player to get the ball in the basket from right under it only to finally lose the ball. For a moment it looked like fingering practice at volleyball.

Maxiell has left a HUGE vaccuum and that has taken a toll on Hicks' game. There was no sign of the ferocious play he is known for.

The defense was poor in the first half but it looked better in the second like Mick said. Tilford seems like a good prospect but he needs  some quick learning about college ball. He seems to be carried away by the excitement from the crowd and attempts to complete breakaways on his own.
Armein was dogged in his defence but his woes at the other end of the court go on.

Somehow it looks like even Coach AK is not sure which is the best combination of players to put on the court , a combination he'd want at crunch time.

White looks very determined to make a difference and he seems much more aggressive than he's ever been. Hopefully he will get better and better as the season progresses.

And yeah! Chad Johnson was in the 2nd row in the section just next to the student's section - 113 which is where I was.

Madhu

 --- On Tue 11/22, Mick Bergman < address@hidden > wrote:
From: Mick Bergman [mailto: address@hidden
To: address@hidden
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:45:02 -0500
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] 1st half

The 2nd half UC has turned up the defense. I'm much happier with theeffort from everyone on the floor tonight.As far as the offense goes, Downey seems to get them into their offensemuch better. During the stretch in the 2nd half that UC couldn't put anypoints on the board they had Downey on the bench. As soon as he came in(after Kirkland's FT's) UC hit a 3, he hit a layup, and they hit another2 to open up the lead. When Moore comes back I'm guessing he will takeaway time from Tilford and Jihad, as Downey looks to be the best PG theyhave now, and this is only his 2nd game.Mick-----Original Message-----From: John T. Hall [mailto:address@hidden Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:08 PMTo: address@hidden: [UC Basketball] 1st halfIllinois State is not a good team; the fact that we're letting them hangaround is worrying. Lots of defensive breakdowns, but after an uglystart at least the energy has picked up. Kirkland and Muhammad did not seem ready to play. Not 
sure what to make of Allen's three-point shooting... 					- John in SD

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