Furman @ WCU (Feb. 8th)
Good win on the road. Shut down Dotson from easy scores. Survived some hot shooting by Steger in the first half. Their 14 threes kept them close. We made nearly 50% of ours. How did that running fling while being fouled that Lyons made go in? It looked like it rolled up and over the rim somehow. Even Jordan had to smile at that one. He deserved it with the game he played
edwards555 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 8:59 pmGreat day. Quad 2 win vs. Western, Wofford loses, Alabama gets a road win at Georgia, South Florida gets a road win at Memphis. Anxious to see the net in the morning.
Yep, also Auburn beat LSU and leads the SEC, Elon won at CofC and Winthrop just won their 14 straight game (last loss was to us at the 'Well')
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Great, mentally tough, gritty win over a WCU team that was playing very well themselves. And we did it on their court in front of an enthusiastic WCU crowd. One of our best wins this year in my opinion. We did it in a very mature, unselfish way. We found the guys with the hot hands and got it to them consistently.
The only thing we did wrong was coming off the hot shooter for the Catamounts too quickly to try and double team other guys. But we must have made some adjustments because he (Steger) didn't score down the stretch.
Good defense against Dotson. I thought we had some ticky tack touch fouls called against us while defending but we stayed cool and kept playing.
The only thing we did wrong was coming off the hot shooter for the Catamounts too quickly to try and double team other guys. But we must have made some adjustments because he (Steger) didn't score down the stretch.
Good defense against Dotson. I thought we had some ticky tack touch fouls called against us while defending but we stayed cool and kept playing.
Last edited by tya1 on Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Would have been very easy for our players to lose their composure—and they didn’t. Dotson was clearly bothered by our aggressive defense and could be seen multiple times complaining about it to refs and his teammates and coaches. Or I assume that’s what he was saying.
I just watched some of the tape. IMO, the player mostly responsible for silencing Dotson was Tre Clark. Carlos got lots of boards but only 9 points. We effectively stopped the ball from getting into him on the low post and we did that by filling the passing lanes. Clark is so long that he fills lanes all by himself. He gets a lot of deflections that don't show up necessarily in the stats as turnovers but nevertheless, it stops guys like Dotson from getting the ball on the low post. Our bigs simply cant stop him when he gets it in there because of his bulk. He was angry ( his normal attitude) and frustrated by FU denying him the ball and that is a good thing. If Dotson went off down low in the 2nd half the way he did the last 2 years at Timmons and on top of all the 3's their designated Euro shooter dropped in the first, we likely lose the game. Great job by Clark and the coaches. Fortunately there is lot more to BB than just shooting.CharlieFU wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:49 amWould have been very easy for our players to lose their composure—and they didn’t. Dotson was clearly bothered by our aggressive defense and could be seen multiple times complaining about it to refs and his teammates and coaches. Or I assume that’s what he was saying.
I love watching Tre Clark play. He has more fun playing the game than anyone I’ve seen in a long time. He knows his role and cherishes every moment, whether he is on the court or on the bench cheering on his teammates. He is the kind of player that makes it a joy to be a fan of Furman basketball.Jasper wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:16 amI just watched some of the tape. IMO, the player mostly responsible for silencing Dotson was Tre Clark. Carlos got lots of boards but only 9 points. We effectively stopped the ball from getting into him on the low post and we did that by filling the passing lanes. Clark is so long that he fills lanes all by himself. He gets a lot of deflections that don't show up necessarily in the stats as turnovers but nevertheless, it stops guys like Dotson from getting the ball on the low post. Our bigs simply cant stop him when he gets it in there because of his bulk. He was angry ( his normal attitude) and frustrated by FU denying him the ball and that is a good thing. If Dotson went off down low in the 2nd half the way he did the last 2 years at Timmons and on top of all the 3's their designated Euro shooter dropped in the first, we likely lose the game. Great job by Clark and the coaches. Fortunately there is lot more to BB than just shooting.CharlieFU wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:49 amWould have been very easy for our players to lose their composure—and they didn’t. Dotson was clearly bothered by our aggressive defense and could be seen multiple times complaining about it to refs and his teammates and coaches. Or I assume that’s what he was saying.
Up to #66 in kenpom and #74 in NET. Been a good week.
Because of fouls, Mounce also took a turn defending Dotson. It really was a team effort.
I like Tre Clark too. Every championship team need somebody like him. Plays great defense, hustles all the time, does all the little things that win games - dives for loose balls ( the whole team does that), long, quick, and athletic, hi bb IQ, nifty moves around the basket, rebounds and makes a couple steals almost every game. Great attitude.
He has improved his ball handling skills from last year and can bring the ball up the court against the press. Can drive to the goal and get to the rim as good as anyone.
If he could somehow work on his game and improve his shooting during this coming off season, he would be a heck of a player next year. I'm sure he will try. I'm glad he plays for us!
He has improved his ball handling skills from last year and can bring the ball up the court against the press. Can drive to the goal and get to the rim as good as anyone.
If he could somehow work on his game and improve his shooting during this coming off season, he would be a heck of a player next year. I'm sure he will try. I'm glad he plays for us!