RE: 1st half

[BZ Lob]

"One thing totally absent from UC seems to be plays at
the post."
One of the commentators from Illinois State asked the
other if he thought this was a top 25 team. They both
agreed that it would not crack the top 25 this year -
"too many problems in the middle".

They were VERY high on Downey. His skill and speed
will cause problems for other teams all season.

--Paul (Illinois)
UC '91

--- Madhusudhan <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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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