I am, of course, a game behind like everyone else. But from watching the Quincy and Loyola games, there are some things I like.
Our defense is decent. And Meyers Leonard makes it better. He definately has a knack for blocking shots. DJ and Brandon are
good defenders, but need to be Chester-like. Abrams is Chester-like, at least as Chester was as a Freshman. And I'm not that
worried about the 4 position. Both Griffey and Shaw are decent inside. Shaw is amazing on the perimeter as well. But we still
have lapses and leave too many open 3's. But the kicker is that there is a big dropoff when Egwu comes in. Keeping Leonard
on the floor is imperative to success for this team.
Offensively, we are challenged as we have been for a while. BP3 has to be aggressive in getting in the lane. But I did see some
semblance of the 2005 team in the way the guys ran some offense. The guys were moving and the ball was moving. Some
quick penetration to get the defense to move and a kickout to the open 3. But the ball needs to touch Meyers or Grifs hands
much much more. I think our pg will be ok and Im looking forward to Crandall getting on the floor. If Leonard and Griffey can
hit the shot at the ft line ala Cook, then we could be very good because our guards are excellent rebounders.
