Had great time at game- amateur analysis

[bythelake]

Had great time. Sat where we wanted, right behind bench.  Also a negative as I hoped for a better crowd.

1.  Barford and Macon started where they left off last year,  A+.
2.  Jones is a player, great defense, good height,  good solid shot, rebounds.  B.
3.  Thompson,  he will contribute but seems timid at times.  Rebounded and shot blocked.  B-
4.  Bailey has all the tools and should improve.  Works hard and gets open looks. But has to work on his shot, rotation is ugly.  C.
5.  Gafford is as advertised, controlled the boards.  Was nervous and unpredictable when shooting.  Time and experience will improve his offensive presence. B+.
6.  We missed thompson and cook.
7.  We are super thin at the 1 and 2 guard.  Only barford and Macon are viable options.  Yea, I know some consider that a third played tonight, but, but.  I said viable.  Who do we have that can help out?  Enough said.

OCU was comparatively short, so we controlled the board.  Anderson ran the timeout huddles, was coaching his ass off.  Second half he reeled the team in and required them to run a half court offense.  First half was freelance fast break offense with Macon and barford showing off the threes and fast break ability.  Second half was a practice in half court offense.

Enjoyed.

[ADavisTheGOAT]

We really need Garland and Cook to come back for depth purposes.

[WhenPigsFly]

I thought the crowd was pretty good for a FRI night exhibition.

[azhog10]

Garland would be huge to get back. Instant production.

[bythelake]

What position does garland really play?  Can he play the 1 or 2?

[mhuff]

A hog, you said we missed Thompson and Cook,. I thought Thompson played

[azhog10]

What position does garland really play?  Can he play the 1 or 2?

Closest thing we have to a PG outside Jalen Harris.

[azhog10]

A hog, you said we missed Thompson and Cook,. I thought Thompson played

He meant Thomas.

[bythelake]

Thanks azhog, yea Thomas. 

[rzrbackramsfan]

nice analysis.


also, icymi, chaneys announcing tonight.

[The_Bionic_Pig]

I believe that Daniel Gafford & Anton Beard should switch stats on the amount of attempted shots.

The guards are still in pickup game mode. If you're explosive big man isn't attempting upwards of 6 to 8 free throws a game then the guards were probably just swinging the ball around the perimeter.

My opinion...

[Youngsta71701]

Had great time. Sat where we wanted, right behind bench.  Also a negative as I hoped for a better crowd.

1.  Barford and Macon started where they left off last year,  A+.
2.  Jones is a player, great defense, good height,  good solid shot, rebounds.  B.
3.  Thompson,  he will contribute but seems timid at times.  Rebounded and shot blocked.  B-
4.  Bailey has all the tools and should improve.  Works hard and gets open looks. But has to work on his shot, rotation is ugly.  C.
5.  Gafford is as advertised, controlled the boards.  Was nervous and unpredictable when shooting.  Time and experience will improve his offensive presence. B+.
6.  We missed thompson and cook.
7.  We are super thin at the 1 and 2 guard.  Only barford and Macon are viable options.  Yea, I know some consider that a third played tonight, but, but.  I said viable.  Who do we have that can help out?  Enough said.

OCU was comparatively short, so we controlled the board.  Anderson ran the timeout huddles, was coaching his ass off.  Second half he reeled the team in and required them to run a half court offense.  First half was freelance fast break offense with Macon and barford showing off the threes and fast break ability.  Second half was a practice in half court offense.

Enjoyed.

Hoped for a better crowd? In an exhibition game? On a Friday? With high school football still going on? Good luck.

[lynbug]

Had great time. Sat where we wanted, right behind bench.  Also a negative as I hoped for a better crowd.

1.  Barford and Macon started where they left off last year,  A+.
2.  Jones is a player, great defense, good height,  good solid shot, rebounds.  B.
3.  Thompson,  he will contribute but seems timid at times.  Rebounded and shot blocked.  B-
4.  Bailey has all the tools and should improve.  Works hard and gets open looks. But has to work on his shot, rotation is ugly.  C.
5.  Gafford is as advertised, controlled the boards.  Was nervous and unpredictable when shooting.  Time and experience will improve his offensive presence. B+.
6.  We missed thompson and cook.
7.  We are super thin at the 1 and 2 guard.  Only barford and Macon are viable options.  Yea, I know some consider that a third played tonight, but, but.  I said viable.  Who do we have that can help out?  Enough said.

OCU was comparatively short, so we controlled the board.  Anderson ran the timeout huddles, was coaching his ass off. Second half he reeled the team in and required them to run a half court offense.  First half was freelance fast break offense with Macon and barford showing off the threes and fast break ability.  Second half was a practice in half court offense.

Enjoyed.

I wonder why he allowed AB to continue to shoot.  Short bench, maybe.  Last year when he would go on one of those "shooting without scoring" runs things could get scary.  I'm assuming (and hoping) that in a game that counts Anderson would not allow that to happen.

[azhog10]

I believe that Daniel Gafford & Anton Beard should switch stats on the amount of attempted shots.

The guards are still in pickup game mode. If you're explosive big man isn't attempting upwards of 6 to 8 free throws a game then the guards were probably just swinging the ball around the perimeter.

My opinion...

Gafford did attempt 6 free throws........

[Pinto]

Gafford did attempt 6 free throws........

Most came from his own effort on the offensive glass though...

[The_Bionic_Pig]

Gafford did attempt 6 free throws........

Wasn't aware....I was talking in terms of the guards actually making a coordinated effort to feed him the rock.

[nwahogfan1]

Need more scorers.  Who will help them get to 70 points in games when teams make them play a lot of half court offense?

[kingoftherapids]

You into some wild stuff

[Hogs49ers]

You into some wild stuff

Thank you so much, well played sir! You just made my day and I just laughed uncontrollably for about 30 seconds hahaha! 

[Pinto]

LMAO

[mhuff]

Wasn't aware....I was talking in terms of the guards actually making a coordinated effort to feed him the rock.

If the guards don't get the ball inside either high or low, it's going to be the SAME ole same ole.  You get the ball inside for some high-low or drive to the basket and dish it off low on a regular basis, we will do better than projected on offense. We step up our defense and we finish better than projected.

OK we've done a wonderful job of recruiting this year. Now let's have a wonderful year of coaching.

[Dominicanhog]

Need more scorers.  Who will help them get to 70 points in games when teams make them play a lot of half court offense?

It's going to take all 10... Barford, Macon and who's hot... they'll all get a chance.. CJ, AB and Thomas are our best bets...

[HognitiveDissonance]

Thought I saw where Gafford only played 15 minutes.

Any particular reason? Fouls? Just holding him out in a meaningless game?

[mhuff]

I believe that Daniel Gafford & Anton Beard should switch stats on the amount of attempted shots.

The guards are still in pickup game mode. If you're explosive big man isn't attempting upwards of 6 to 8 free throws a game then the guards were probably just swinging the ball around the perimeter.

My opinion...

Was impressed by number of assists by guards

[FaulknerHogfan]

Hmmmm... sounds like you had a real good time