Conference half time report

[tower912]

5-4.   Historic wins, painful losses.   
What went well:   Shooting.   Contributions from lots of players.   The emergence of Markus.   Sam not being overwhelmed.  KR starting to be what many hoped he would be.   
What went poorly:    Defense.   HC's shooting slump.   JjJ, despite being a stat sheet filler, still making boneheaded gaffes. 

IMO, the team is better than I thought it would be.   I thought rebounding would be a constant Achilles heel, and it has only been a problem a couple of games.   I did not think Sam would be able to compete as a 'stretch' 4 as well as he has.   Very fundamentally sound.
Good shooting has overcome poor defense more often than I expected. 

Going forward:   Can't afford letdowns, the margin for error is too small.   Would love to see the team find a way to defend teams that attack the basket.   I will keep my fingers crossed that HC finds his shooting touch.   Would like Duane to be consistent.   Schedule is in our favor, need to take advantage.   
@ Depaul, SJU (2x), Xavier (2X), Creighton at home, Butler at home, @ Providence, @ G-town.     Right there for the taking.



Overall grade:   B 

[mug644]

Good summary.

I would add in as a positive that Wojo seems to be improving as a game coach, and has effectively balanced a fairly deep and skills roster, playing the hot hand.

I'd give a B+ if only because I'm happily surprised.

[Litehouse]

For the remaining schedule, swap out DePaul at home for one on the road at Georgetown.

[tower912]

Good point, Martin.     I forgot to mention Wojo's growth as a coach.    To anybody who watches objectively, it is clear that he is getting better.    Still has a ways to go, but definitely better. 

[The Lens]

Wojo is also getting testy after losses, which I love to see.  He knows there is opportunity THIS year and he wants to capitalize on it.

[Jay Bee]

Timeout huddles still a major issue

But tower's OP is reasonable

[tower912]

Wow.  thanks.