Can't over-read anything this early on.
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SDSU lost by 13, we lost by 43. Quite a difference.
This will be a better gauge for if the team is making steps, even if they're small steps, to gel.
Again, Gonzaga was never going to be a good gauge for anything at all. New team and not gelled yet - against a powerhouse team that also whacked SDSU earlier in the week.
Even then, what matters for this team is conference play. No need to over-read into things unless we completely get clobbered by a Big West-level team.
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2-2. 7 pt home win vs Sac State. 5 pt road loss at a very good UCSB. 16 pt loss at Bake. 11 pt home win vs Prarie View.
Team Stats
3 pt shooting: 26.7% on 90 attempts. Not one good shooter on the team.
FTs: 69%
FGs: 42%
Rebounds: -3.8 margin
Assist/TO: 0.9
Individual Stats of Note
Amar Aguillard, 6-5 230 Jr, G. 21 minutes a game but leads them at 16.8 ppg. 24% from 3. Only 2 rpg but 20-23 FTs. Started 1 of 4 games.
Zaon Collins, 6-1 So G. 12.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3 apg. 3-10 3's. 58% FTs.
Jalen Weaver, 6-4 Sr. G. 10.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg. 30% from 3. 67% FT.
Elijah Price, 6-9 210 Fr Fwd out of LB St. Anthony HS. 9.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 67% FTs.
Mykell Robinson, 6-7 210 Jr F, 9.8 ppg. 5.8 rpg, 3 apg, 67% FT
Alex Crawford, 6-8 208 Jr F, 8.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Mor Seck, 7-1 235 Jr C, 6.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg
A couple other guys that get around 10 mpg with minor production.
Vance Walhberg is their coach. Tends to like to play faster paced. Team averages 75.5 ppg gives up 76.3 ppg.
Thougths
A game we should be slightly favored to win. It feels like they get more points in transition and with putbacks than shooting. They have some size, but so do we and that seems about even. Based of stats I'm not concerned about anyone in particular, but as a group their bigs look like good rebounders. We don't play great at a fast paced, our two main guards have average speed so maybe we slow this one down and try to grind out a win with defense, where we seem to be ahead of the curve.
Concerns: will fans show up for a 2 pm game? How does the team respond from an expected shellacking? Can we hit 3s if defended decently?
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