hawkIhoops
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Hubbard-His jumper was off, but he impressed me with how quickly he became a distributor and set others up. After a couple of bad perimeter misses, he put his hard hat on and set picks for others, dished while driving and worked on the boards. He has some work to do defensively and I don't see him as a perimeter threat, but I do believe he can fill in at PG if needed. Really good court vision, unselfish and solid build. McCaffrey was right...he is a great teammate.
Marble: Was unstoppable at times and hit some incredibly tough back to the basket fadeaways. He also hit some 3's and was very disruptive on D. Excellent all around game for him. Tie with James from UNI for best player tonight IMO.
Archie: Yawn. Still can't catch, is virtually invisible on both ends of the court. Would rather have Rank or Oliver from UNI.
Only saw first half of this game and did not see Cartwright, Ogelsby, or Olaseni play, but I walked by Olaseni and he has a bigger frame than I envisioned.
White: Nice touch from 3, good passer, scraps down low, but has a thin frame and gets shoved around easily by more physical players. He was open a few times early, but Basabe was doing his best World B. Free impersonation and jacking up or trying to jack up everthing he could.
Basabe: The dude is one of a kind-- talking to himself, slapping his hands when he misses and smiling at them when he makes a shot. He was really forcing things the first 10 minutes and it took away from the game. Finally he settled down, hit some shots, had an awesome dunk and stopped driving into 3 guys while trying to put the ball on the floor.
McCabe: I just don't know what this dude can contribute outside of snagging loose balls and garbage buckets.....maybe that is enough, but he kept trying to drive against Basabe instead of taking open jumpers.
Gatens: Great first half consisting of hitting 3's, his driving bank shots, a couple of finishes at the rim, good D on Ali and some excellent passing. His shot looked effortless and he appeared very confident in it.
Others of note:
Washpun: Plays hard, hustles on both ends and had a tip in where I thought he was shot out of a cannon. Not much of a shooter, but I have to eat a bit of crow here and say we would benefit from having him on the team.
James / UNI: Coin toss between him and Marble for best player tonight. James hit clutch shot after clutch shot and carried his team while Hubbard struggled early. Really impressed me and will be a tough guard for us. UNI has some really, really nice players. For those predicting an Iowa win in Cedar Falls, I would not bet the mortgage.
Murphy: No idea if this dude has a shot at a walk on spot, but I hope he does. He plays his butt off and is a major irritant to the opposition. He finds guys in rhythm, understands who the shooters are and rarely makes bad decisions with the ball, despite going 100 mph at times.
Marble: Was unstoppable at times and hit some incredibly tough back to the basket fadeaways. He also hit some 3's and was very disruptive on D. Excellent all around game for him. Tie with James from UNI for best player tonight IMO.
Archie: Yawn. Still can't catch, is virtually invisible on both ends of the court. Would rather have Rank or Oliver from UNI.
Only saw first half of this game and did not see Cartwright, Ogelsby, or Olaseni play, but I walked by Olaseni and he has a bigger frame than I envisioned.
White: Nice touch from 3, good passer, scraps down low, but has a thin frame and gets shoved around easily by more physical players. He was open a few times early, but Basabe was doing his best World B. Free impersonation and jacking up or trying to jack up everthing he could.
Basabe: The dude is one of a kind-- talking to himself, slapping his hands when he misses and smiling at them when he makes a shot. He was really forcing things the first 10 minutes and it took away from the game. Finally he settled down, hit some shots, had an awesome dunk and stopped driving into 3 guys while trying to put the ball on the floor.
McCabe: I just don't know what this dude can contribute outside of snagging loose balls and garbage buckets.....maybe that is enough, but he kept trying to drive against Basabe instead of taking open jumpers.
Gatens: Great first half consisting of hitting 3's, his driving bank shots, a couple of finishes at the rim, good D on Ali and some excellent passing. His shot looked effortless and he appeared very confident in it.
Others of note:
Washpun: Plays hard, hustles on both ends and had a tip in where I thought he was shot out of a cannon. Not much of a shooter, but I have to eat a bit of crow here and say we would benefit from having him on the team.
James / UNI: Coin toss between him and Marble for best player tonight. James hit clutch shot after clutch shot and carried his team while Hubbard struggled early. Really impressed me and will be a tough guard for us. UNI has some really, really nice players. For those predicting an Iowa win in Cedar Falls, I would not bet the mortgage.
Murphy: No idea if this dude has a shot at a walk on spot, but I hope he does. He plays his butt off and is a major irritant to the opposition. He finds guys in rhythm, understands who the shooters are and rarely makes bad decisions with the ball, despite going 100 mph at times.
