1. Falzon story of the game obviously. He is tall, long and has a very quick release. Remarkable to see him playing with so much confidence and fun despite being out for so long. If he can give us 10-15 min/game of another 3 pt threat and some length on defense, that is huge.
2. Pardon: Love that we committed to getting him touches. He's a beast to handle 1 on 1 and if they collapse, our 3 pt shooting opens up.
3. Gaines. As CC said, keeps getting better. Huge, clutch FTs, driving with confidence, drawing fouls, handles the ball pretty well, gives us the heart and swagger. I think he's now is Sanjay territory with defense and toughness but more offense--and only a soph.
4. Law. We beat Indy and Law was our third or fourth option, which is remarkable. Amazing defense as usual, didn't force it as much and trusted the offense more.
5. Taylor. I hope those FTs at the end don't signal a confidence problem going forward. He was 30-31 for the season and missed 3 in a row, which could've sealed the game. Unless Falzon becomes a consistent force, Taylor's 3 pt shooting gives us a much higher ceiling and some margin for error. Law and Pardon have to grind for their points, but Taylor, when he's on, gets them in bunches.
6. Turner. Didn't do much that stood out, but did his usual good all around game. Still doesn't seem to have his offensive game to where I am hoping he can get it. If he can hit his previous 38% 3 pt shooting from the edge, we seriously have a lot of offensive options.
We have arguably our 3 toughest games remaining in our next 4. If we can split the next 4, we would actually be in a remarkably decent position.
2. Pardon: Love that we committed to getting him touches. He's a beast to handle 1 on 1 and if they collapse, our 3 pt shooting opens up.
3. Gaines. As CC said, keeps getting better. Huge, clutch FTs, driving with confidence, drawing fouls, handles the ball pretty well, gives us the heart and swagger. I think he's now is Sanjay territory with defense and toughness but more offense--and only a soph.
4. Law. We beat Indy and Law was our third or fourth option, which is remarkable. Amazing defense as usual, didn't force it as much and trusted the offense more.
5. Taylor. I hope those FTs at the end don't signal a confidence problem going forward. He was 30-31 for the season and missed 3 in a row, which could've sealed the game. Unless Falzon becomes a consistent force, Taylor's 3 pt shooting gives us a much higher ceiling and some margin for error. Law and Pardon have to grind for their points, but Taylor, when he's on, gets them in bunches.
6. Turner. Didn't do much that stood out, but did his usual good all around game. Still doesn't seem to have his offensive game to where I am hoping he can get it. If he can hit his previous 38% 3 pt shooting from the edge, we seriously have a lot of offensive options.
We have arguably our 3 toughest games remaining in our next 4. If we can split the next 4, we would actually be in a remarkably decent position.
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