Post-game Thoughts on Men’s Basketball First Exhibition
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Saw a lot of good things out of our team tonight. We ran a faster paced offense, which is one of the things Patton said he would bring in. I was expecting more turnovers as a result, but surprisingly we did a really good job in that regard (with 11 total).
Cody Yelder, Sean Smith (from Vincennes JC), Shaun Logan, Michael Hart (new walk-on), and Jarvis Nichols played really well. I was very impressed with Nichols who had 14 points and shot well from the three (3-for-3). Sean Smith one of our 2007 recruits that Patton brought in looked good with 11 points and a nice shooting touch. Shaun Logan nearly had a double double with 14 points and 9 boards.
On The Score aftershow, Patton said he was happy with Nichols but wants him to be more aggressive on the boards. He said tonight was more about getting all the players out tonight to see who would redshirt. He also said there are a lot of sets that they are waiting to use in the regular season. Najul Ervin was out due to a pulled muscle.
Some things we need to work on are our free throw shooting (50% on the night) and perimeter defense. Aurora shot very well from beyond the arc (13-for-27). No doubt they had some nice sharp shooters like the little guy MaGee and Trudo, but we needed to disrupt them better on the perimeter.
Our second and final exhibition game is on Monday, November 5 vs. #5 Augustana. You can listen to the game on 670 - The Score.
Here’s a link to the game recap: http://niuhuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/110207aab.html