1. VERY short-handed game. The glass-half-full says that at least the FR got quality PT.
2. But I really don’t get this “violation of team rules” thing. If you’re playing at this level you’ve played organized ball for at least half your life, and worked your ass off 4-6 hours a day, 7 days a week for 12 months a year, all for the chance to get 20 minutes per game (at best) at the D-I level. And you give up at least a game’s worth those minutes for stuff known to be against the rules (and I’d do my usual blanking of the offender’s jersey number to accentuate the offense, but there are just too damn many of them). And they’re the leaders of this team - just damn…
3. Keith Clanton, phenomenal iron-man game! 28 points, and a double-double - at the half! Throw in blocks, assists, leading the break after a defensive rebound and the prettiest turn-around jumper off the pick. And by what method DIDN’T he score? And 37 minutes by my count!
4. Lynn University’s women’s team at Applebee’s tonight, prior to tomorrow’s UCF exhibition. Fun and class group!
5. Bigger crowd than I expected. Not Memphis game excited, but maybe 3K. And a respectfully West Virginia Tech contingent, which also surprised me.
6. The first thing that brought the crowd to its feet was Rod Days blocking a WVT breakaway dunk! He probably played the best of the new FR, but he’s got the flattest jump shot since Inyoe Cue. On the other hand, the trajectory of Larry Gowin’s jump shot was down.
7. Looks like the Isaiah Sykes at PG experiment will have to exist for at least several games this season. He played well and became a scoring presence in the 2nd half (18 total). Looked to me that he was dribbling the ball too far forward in front of his body in the half-court set - pick-off potential against better teams. He (along with Tristan) had to have the trainers stretch his leg during TO’s, cramps IMO.
8. Down 14-12 with 10 minutes to go in the first half, we go on a 14-0 run. That lead would be reduced to 5 a couple of times later, but that was as close as they would ever get.
9. Unlike the basketball team, Knight Moves was at a full 16-strong at half-time, wearing sparkly black half-tops (the TOP half, CK!). This year’s squad is particularly nimble, and gave perhaps their most energetic performance ever. There was some other group in the background that attempted to usurp their performance ? but they failed.
10. Problems - gotta work on in-bounds plays & FTs!
11. Jermaine was at the game, as well as a member of FTU’s first roster, Skip Repass. Skip’s youngest brother is the Commanding General of Army Special Forces.
12. Tristan started slow, but ended with 16 points. Lots of potential.
13. The 2-block of the campus surrounding The Arena was hoppin’! Game over at 7:00, just as the soccer game began. And just as the 8:00 Kansas concert crowd at The Venue was arriving. And yet the exit from Garage F was smooth ? has Traffic Control become effic…
2. But I really don’t get this “violation of team rules” thing. If you’re playing at this level you’ve played organized ball for at least half your life, and worked your ass off 4-6 hours a day, 7 days a week for 12 months a year, all for the chance to get 20 minutes per game (at best) at the D-I level. And you give up at least a game’s worth those minutes for stuff known to be against the rules (and I’d do my usual blanking of the offender’s jersey number to accentuate the offense, but there are just too damn many of them). And they’re the leaders of this team - just damn…
3. Keith Clanton, phenomenal iron-man game! 28 points, and a double-double - at the half! Throw in blocks, assists, leading the break after a defensive rebound and the prettiest turn-around jumper off the pick. And by what method DIDN’T he score? And 37 minutes by my count!
4. Lynn University’s women’s team at Applebee’s tonight, prior to tomorrow’s UCF exhibition. Fun and class group!
5. Bigger crowd than I expected. Not Memphis game excited, but maybe 3K. And a respectfully West Virginia Tech contingent, which also surprised me.
6. The first thing that brought the crowd to its feet was Rod Days blocking a WVT breakaway dunk! He probably played the best of the new FR, but he’s got the flattest jump shot since Inyoe Cue. On the other hand, the trajectory of Larry Gowin’s jump shot was down.
7. Looks like the Isaiah Sykes at PG experiment will have to exist for at least several games this season. He played well and became a scoring presence in the 2nd half (18 total). Looked to me that he was dribbling the ball too far forward in front of his body in the half-court set - pick-off potential against better teams. He (along with Tristan) had to have the trainers stretch his leg during TO’s, cramps IMO.
8. Down 14-12 with 10 minutes to go in the first half, we go on a 14-0 run. That lead would be reduced to 5 a couple of times later, but that was as close as they would ever get.
9. Unlike the basketball team, Knight Moves was at a full 16-strong at half-time, wearing sparkly black half-tops (the TOP half, CK!). This year’s squad is particularly nimble, and gave perhaps their most energetic performance ever. There was some other group in the background that attempted to usurp their performance ? but they failed.
10. Problems - gotta work on in-bounds plays & FTs!
11. Jermaine was at the game, as well as a member of FTU’s first roster, Skip Repass. Skip’s youngest brother is the Commanding General of Army Special Forces.
12. Tristan started slow, but ended with 16 points. Lots of potential.
13. The 2-block of the campus surrounding The Arena was hoppin’! Game over at 7:00, just as the soccer game began. And just as the 8:00 Kansas concert crowd at The Venue was arriving. And yet the exit from Garage F was smooth ? has Traffic Control become effic…
