by Wayne23 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:01 am
11/29: 97-78 at Portland. We took an early lead. Up 16 at the half. We were rock solid on O, +14 on the boards, but the D was weak; they shot 49.2%.
18, 15 for Brom, 21, 6 for Celk, 14, 2, 9 for Luke John at SG; he's finally starting to put it together. Brian Weat is a real asset from the bench, 12, 5 tonight.
Excerpts from the Post Game Press Conference:
Q: Coach, it's been a long road trip.
Coach: It definitely has. 4-2 after that awful 1st game, so i guess we're moving in the right direction. The good news is that exactly half of our remaining regular season games are at home.
Q: Talk about the freshmen.
Coach: Johnny Brom is making some rookie mistakes, and he needs to learn some things on the defensive end but he is an offensive machine and a solid rebounder.
Luke John took a few games but in this game and the last one he was getting open regularly and hitting some shots. I think he has the potential to be a really good defender but he's not quite there yet with that. He needs to do a lot of work regarding taking care of the ball.
Brian Weat could be a starter if we weren't so deep up front. He's giving us very solid minutes.
Ike Howe is doing well as our #3 guard.
It's hard to find minutes for Sam Toma with our depth inside but when he gets a chance he does well. It's a very good freshman class, and they'll only get better over time.
Q: Has it been frustrating to see all of the rookie mistakes?
Coach: I try to be patient but I also demand a lot from my players. I sometimes have to take a deep breath and realize there's a learning curve here, and we'll be a better team in March than we are now.