There's a lot of upside with this team. We're not close to where could be. The pure, raw talent to be special is there, though. There's a lot of work to be done on both sides of the ball. These next two games will are finally going to be the accurate barometer of where this team is at.
Wallace - nice game from him. This looks like it could be a regular thing for him. He's making an effort to facilitate early, which is nice to see. He showed some good vision on several plays and played under control for the most part. He still has plays where puts his head down and misses an open teammate, but those plays are becoming fewer.
Brown - this guy is just pure explosion. Probably the most explosive athlete we had in the program in a long time. Very raw still and he is pretty much is just playing on his amazing talent. Not many players his size can grab a board and take it down the court with that kind of speed and acceleration. He can look out of control a bit and miss an open teammate, but it's something that he'll likely improve at. I wish the NBA had a 2-year rule, because he'll be ridiculous with a summer of improvement.
His FT shooting and 3 point shot need work and he probably won't top 70-75% this season from the stripe, though he'll likely shoot a ton of FT's.
Rabb - the box score stats don't tell his impact in this game. He just this composure about him that is uncommon for a freshman. He's really our only quality true big (only 3 on the team) at the moment and I feel very comfortable when he's in the game. He's rarely out of position and usually makes the right play at both ends.
Mathews - 18 points on 5 shot attempts is ridiculous. He's one of the best shooters in the country. Just a quietly effective effort from him.
Bird - Struggling with his shot a bit (he's been long with it), but he's done some of the other things well and doesn't seem to be down on himself like in the past. The self-oop off the board near the end of the game was the play of the game for me. Something like that takes confidence, so it's nice to see that JB is in a good place even if his shot isn't falling.
Domingo - nice game from Steve. Just seems to be doing the little things that don't show up in the box score well. The hustle plays, the defense, etc. Nice job on the boards, too. I'm still thinking he'd be a very good fit in the starting lineup. I feel comfortable when he's out there.
Singer - probably our best defender against PG's and solid overall. Did a nice job on the defensive board and did what he does in pushing it down the court and finding guys.
Rooks - finally a dunk for Kam. He played a nice game, though this wasn't his best matchup defensively with Sam Houston being very small.
Roger - apparently he's the ninth guy. I've been a Roger-defender the past two seasons, but I'm not so sure anymore. I guess he can defend against wings and some 4's, but the progress isn't there for me. He still looks a bit lost, but the sample size is small. Right now, there's a big drop-off from 8 to 9.
Chauca - got in, so I guess no redshirt. I don't mind either way. It was garbage time, so not much to say. He needs to shoot more in this situation, it's not like coach is going to say anything. Let it fly!
Okoroh - looked either a bit rusty or just not into it, and perhaps he could have redshirted, but I understand why he didn't, as there are really only 3 bigs on the team.
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