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<blockquote data-quote="lv20gt" data-source="post: 364510" data-attributes="member: 2299"><p>My thoughts. </p><p></p><p>Ben is a stud. Complete game and his mid range j is money. Wish he had a bit more of a low post game to force the doubles down a bit lower but that's nit picking. He's so fun to watch. </p><p>Alston played a heady game understanding that he could help the team by getting to the FT line and that without Okogie and Jackson he needed to force the issue a bit more than normal. That being said, imo, as the season goes on his minutes will drop. Not just from Okogie and Jackson, but as Moore and Haywood develop. from what I saw I'm just not sure if Alston has the skills that we need to be more than a 7-8 minute back up once ACC play starts. Liked the way he played yesterday though. </p><p></p><p>Speaking of Moore, I don't think he played nearly as bad as others. He was far more under control than last year, had 3 asts to 0 turnovers, and his shots were all good shots, even the three he took towards the end of the shot clock. The 3 was ugly though, and he needs to learn how to finish. Not going to judge too much on the team running aspect when we didn't have the two threats on the wing that we have.</p><p></p><p>I thought AD had a low key good game. Two ill advised shots, but he's there to defend and rebound and I thought he did both pretty well. Obviously his offensive game is lacking, and without Okogie and Jackson that is really bad. But once those two return I think he will be very valuable and his limitations on offense won't be as big a deal because he'll be a clear 5th option scoring wise. </p><p></p><p>For the freshmen, Alvarado was awesome. 12 pts on 50% shooting, 7 rebs, no turnovers. Like with Moore not going to judge his overall running of the offense until I see us play at full strength. Defense was usually pretty good and made some nice plays. </p><p></p><p>The other 3 all showed flashes but all still need some time to adjust. I thought Wright showed good aggressiveness and made some nice moves to get good looks but couldn't finish. He wasn't as active on the boards as I would like and defensively he's still learning. IMO he's hurt a bit by having to play the 3, and should do better once Okogie and Jackson come back. OF the other 3 I think Wright has the best idea of what we need from him and how he fits in. Cole was far too passive in the first half and needs to learn that if he isn't looking for his shot on offense then he's not bringing much to the table right now. Weakest of the freshmen defensively imo. Second half was better though. Better off the ball movement and some nice hustle plays. Some stuff to build around but needs to find his grove at this level. Haywood has a nice stroke but needs to have better court awareness and stop drifting so far out. Needs to be better on the boards and rebound more. I think he has the range to hit those shots he took from deep but at least two were that deep just because he drifted out. </p><p></p><p>All in all though good game. I thought everyone showed what the staff saw in them, and we have to remember that this is just one game and some of the weaknesses we saw might not be there going forward consistently. Now just need to get Okogie and Jackson back and start building full team chemistry,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lv20gt, post: 364510, member: 2299"] My thoughts. Ben is a stud. Complete game and his mid range j is money. Wish he had a bit more of a low post game to force the doubles down a bit lower but that's nit picking. He's so fun to watch. Alston played a heady game understanding that he could help the team by getting to the FT line and that without Okogie and Jackson he needed to force the issue a bit more than normal. That being said, imo, as the season goes on his minutes will drop. Not just from Okogie and Jackson, but as Moore and Haywood develop. from what I saw I'm just not sure if Alston has the skills that we need to be more than a 7-8 minute back up once ACC play starts. Liked the way he played yesterday though. Speaking of Moore, I don't think he played nearly as bad as others. He was far more under control than last year, had 3 asts to 0 turnovers, and his shots were all good shots, even the three he took towards the end of the shot clock. The 3 was ugly though, and he needs to learn how to finish. Not going to judge too much on the team running aspect when we didn't have the two threats on the wing that we have. I thought AD had a low key good game. Two ill advised shots, but he's there to defend and rebound and I thought he did both pretty well. Obviously his offensive game is lacking, and without Okogie and Jackson that is really bad. But once those two return I think he will be very valuable and his limitations on offense won't be as big a deal because he'll be a clear 5th option scoring wise. For the freshmen, Alvarado was awesome. 12 pts on 50% shooting, 7 rebs, no turnovers. Like with Moore not going to judge his overall running of the offense until I see us play at full strength. Defense was usually pretty good and made some nice plays. The other 3 all showed flashes but all still need some time to adjust. I thought Wright showed good aggressiveness and made some nice moves to get good looks but couldn't finish. He wasn't as active on the boards as I would like and defensively he's still learning. IMO he's hurt a bit by having to play the 3, and should do better once Okogie and Jackson come back. OF the other 3 I think Wright has the best idea of what we need from him and how he fits in. Cole was far too passive in the first half and needs to learn that if he isn't looking for his shot on offense then he's not bringing much to the table right now. Weakest of the freshmen defensively imo. Second half was better though. Better off the ball movement and some nice hustle plays. Some stuff to build around but needs to find his grove at this level. Haywood has a nice stroke but needs to have better court awareness and stop drifting so far out. Needs to be better on the boards and rebound more. I think he has the range to hit those shots he took from deep but at least two were that deep just because he drifted out. All in all though good game. I thought everyone showed what the staff saw in them, and we have to remember that this is just one game and some of the weaknesses we saw might not be there going forward consistently. Now just need to get Okogie and Jackson back and start building full team chemistry, [/QUOTE]
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