0-4 Charleston is here. They have trouble scoring points.
11/30: 81-70. We jumped out to a quick lead and built it to 21. It was 17 at the half. The final score was as close as they got in the 2nd half.
12, 11, 2, 4 for Rand, 14, 5 for sub Bri Mixs, 13, 4 for sub Jim Wynn, 13, 4 for Pryo, 11, 5, 3 for Hall. +14 in the paint.
We had 3 guys in foul trouble again. We’re working hard in practice on playing good D without fouling but we still have a lot to learn.
At 1-3 Colgate. They score only 61.5 per but they rebound well. Still, we think we have a big edge inside.
12/3: 82-83. 14 lead changes, 10 ties. Never more than an 8 point separation. At the end they scored on a 12 footer off a screen with 1.1 left. We didn’t get a good shot off.
19, 13 for Hall, 18, 1, 4 for Onda. We’re better from the line this year than we were last but shot only 17-25. Making a couple more free throws would have made all the difference.
Always fragile Mal Rand broke a finger on his shooting hand. He’s out for 7 or 8 weeks and that really hurts us. Wynn and Mixs will get his minutes.
4-1 Charlotte is here. They’re good, especially outside. Without Rand we’ll need to step up our game.
12/7: 88-61. We DID step up our game! We led all the way. Up by a dozen at halftime. 20, 3 for Pryo, 14, 10 for Hall, 14, 8 for News, 10, 9 for Wynn. +16 in the paint, +15 RBs.
At 0-6 Louisiana-Monroe. They have trouble scoring but they’ve played 2 ranked teams.
1st game on a 4 game road trip.
12/10: 71-78. They didn’t have much trouble scoring tonight, unfortunately. We led by as many as 15 early and by 5 at the half, but we couldn’t make a basket in the 2nd half. They went to the line 22 times to our 8. 21, 0, 5 for Stew, 18, 8 for Hall, 14, 6, 3 for Pryo. They beat us inside.
It could be a long, tough few weeks without Rand.
At 3-6 Bryant. They shoot well outside, but they don’t hit the boards.
12/13: 87-71. We led all the way. Up 8 at the half. 16, 14 for Hall, 17, 7 for Mixs, 11 each for News and Pyro. +10 RBs, +28 in the paint. But lots of foul trouble yet again.
We’re 7-3, NET #122.
I’ve been living full time in the holo for some time now. My routine hasn’t changed all that much. The only addition is stepping out of the holo to check the building and the robots, which I do right after my morning run.