This is a fun team to watch. PG is a concern but #2 played solid down the stretch. Fulks was off tonight after looking good against Ruston.
Winning on the road is tough. Props to this team for getting it done. I have not followed basketball much the last couple of years but have really enjoyed watching our team this year.
With great opportunities comes ever greater expectations. I fully recall the attitude of Lafayette, and USL students in the Shipley/Bo Lamar era, bring’um on. We got the hosses to beat y’all.
5 and EAUX!!!!!!!!!
I agree. Fulks struggled tonight. Couldn't hit anything and he was not guarding as well as he has in the past. MT has his flaws. He dribbles too much which I've mentioned many times on these threads but he found a way to help us down the stretch. This may have been a grow up game. Lewis and Fulks out of the rotation and we had to rely on Thomas, Dalcourt ( who should be playing more) and Charles. Could have been a blessing in disguise
This game was defined by the little things. I remember saying to myself during the middle of the game that it seemed like we were getting to all the 50/50 balls and making good defensive plays as well as rebounding. We did not shoot the ball particularly well nor did we shoot free throws well but it was the small things that mattered.
We had 16 offensive rebounds. That's UNC level stuff. We kept so many plays alive with those boards that led to second chance points. We also had 9 steals and 8 blocks. I thought our perimeter guys were particularly effective defensively led by Williams.
Yes, Thomas is a work in progress and he's maddening to watch but he also led us in assists and played well defensively. He also played 26 minutes to Fulks' 21 so coach saw more effectiveness in his play than Fulks which I wouldn't argue although he dribbles WAY too much.
This was that type of game I discussed. We got a lot more production and minutes out of our bench than we had before with Lewis and Fulks being sidelined as well as Garnett who all played over 30 minutes in the La Tech game. We had to have production and minutes from the bench and we got it. That's a grow up game and it may do more for Charles, Thomas and Dalcourt than we know.
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