Excellent win tonight with 5 guys in double figures and Bryce had 9.

[goru7]

We have gotten I guess to the point that a BIG 10 win is ho hum for this board but that would be a mistake. One of our better shooting games , 56% from 2 , 45% from 3 and 93% from the foul line going an incredible 26-28. Each player was confident shooting as Tyson , JMike and Zach shot the ball in rhythm without hestitation. Offensively we are getting better.
Dylan makes the team go and his hustle tonight with 9 assists and 6 steals to go along his 25 points , not to mention the hustle to the ball to keep possession or other high IQ plays , were off the charts. 6 steals were ridiculously good. He is that good and as good as any guard in the country. We go as he goes.
Ace , another quiet night , being denied the ball a lot. He still hit 2 huge threes in each half. Funny , but it seems to me that when Dylan is going off , ACE gets passive and lets Dylan do his thing but is also not fully engaged on the boards . Only when Dylan was hurt or rarely struggling does ACE turn into a mad man and score 25-35 , 10 or more rebounds , 2-3 blocks and a few assists and a monster. Wonder if they can both go off together down the stretch. ACE didn’t want to rebound tonight which was unfortunate since we were getting killed on the boards but at least a couple of blocks .
JMike and Bryce having their best games of the year offensively. JMike limited his drive into trees to 1 and actually hit one and shot the ball confidently . His 8-8 from the line was massive. He still doesn’t fight over screens and doesn’t keep his man in front of him so I am still down on his defense.
Bryce 4-4 with 2 great put back dunks and a nice and one layup. Has to help his confidence. He is trying real hard on defense but because of his weight he still gets pushed around. He still gets some steals and deflections and was very active . Glad they burned the redshirt.

Thought Lathan had an outstanding second half until getting stripped 2x late. His scoring and rebounding was good but I thought his defense denying the pass to their center was outstanding. He hedged high and recovered a few times. His best defensive half of the year. His foul shooting is outstanding and was also massive tonight.
Tyson and Zach hit some timely shots and contributed tonight across the stat sheet. We needed everyone contribution and hope it becomes consistent.

USC two guards Claude the grad transfer and Yates , the outstanding freshmen were phenomenal but we shut down the rest of their team and why we won. JMike could not stay in front of Claude and the geo came too late from our bigs. Claude has done this to about 5 BIG 10 teams so hope no one was suprised.
Yates has been outstanding the last 7-8 games as Claude was hurt and missed 2-3 games after they beat Michigan State and Illinois. He is quick as hell and his 16 matching Dylan’s16 in the first half was fun to watch.
Now I think they have the same problem that we have with Dylan and ACE that is Claude started hot and then came out in first half , not sure he had foul trouble , but then Yates took over and got his 16 at the half. Then in second half , Claude took over completely and Yates was a non factor until the last 2-3 minutes. He had 16 at the half and then 18 with 2-3 minutes left as Claude dominated the ball and the shots.

All in all , we got up 15 or 17 against a decent USC team and of course we let up too soon and let them give us a little heart palpitations for a few minutes but our foul shooting was outstanding for the win. Did not like our rebounding effort tonight on the defense end as all 5 players on the floor must rebound before we get out on the break and their getting 2-3 offensive boards or balls just hitting the floor after a shot really sucked and unfortunately 28 games in , the guys must be reminded they all must rebound.

Very good win and we are right there with 3 left and 7-10 in the conference with the 9th spot right there as Indiana , Nebraska and Ohio State also with 7 wins. One game at a time. Team is finally healthy and supporting cast is playing better. Just need our players to actually try and keep their opponent in front of them.

 

[rutger80]

Other than working on his body this summer, I would love to see Lathan become more decisive.
He needs to learn to attack the rim without hesitation,

 

[Scangg]

Other than working on his body this summer, I would love to see Lathan become more decisive.
He needs to learn to attack the rim without hesitation,

He's too afraid of getting blocked at the rim. He should have scored on one today if he went up strong right away but stopped and pumped faked a couple times which lead to him being blocked

 

[RAC93]

He's too afraid of getting blocked at the rim. He should have scored on one today if he went up strong right away but stopped and pumped faked a couple times which lead to him being blocked

It is a bit of an issue for a guy who will play close to the rim, that he has very little lift and lacks explosiveness. He should be more decisive when he gets the ball. I actually think he plays better further from the basket than from right underneath or at the basket. Lathan has a nice touch and can shoot the ball, as evidenced by his free throws. He also hit a jumper today near the free throw line. I really think his game is eventually more suited to be like a Coleman Hawkins type playing away from the basket than a traditional Big 10 center camping right near the hoop. Lathan can shoot, can take slower guys off the dribble, can be a Pick and Pop guy who can knock down a shot from the elbow or just inside the free throw line. Trying to make explosive plays at the rim is just not his game and likely won’t be based upon his athleticism.

 

[Unionst]

We have gotten I guess to the point that a BIG 10 win is ho hum for this board but that would be a mistake. One of our better shooting games , 56% from 2 , 45% from 3 and 93% from the foul line going an incredible 26-28. Each player was confident shooting as Tyson , JMike and Zach shot the ball in rhythm without hestitation. Offensively we are getting better.
Dylan makes the team go and his hustle tonight with 9 assists and 6 steals to go along his 25 points , not to mention the hustle to the ball to keep possession or other high IQ plays , were off the charts. 6 steals were ridiculously good. He is that good and as good as any guard in the country. We go as he goes.
Ace , another quiet night , being denied the ball a lot. He still hit 2 huge threes in each half. Funny , but it seems to me that when Dylan is going off , ACE gets passive and lets Dylan do his thing but is also not fully engaged on the boards . Only when Dylan was hurt or rarely struggling does ACE turn into a mad man and score 25-35 , 10 or more rebounds , 2-3 blocks and a few assists and a monster. Wonder if they can both go off together down the stretch. ACE didn’t want to rebound tonight which was unfortunate since we were getting killed on the boards but at least a couple of blocks .
JMike and Bryce having their best games of the year offensively. JMike limited his drive into trees to 1 and actually hit one and shot the ball confidently . His 8-8 from the line was massive. He still doesn’t fight over screens and doesn’t keep his man in front of him so I am still down on his defense.
Bryce 4-4 with 2 great put back dunks and a nice and one layup. Has to help his confidence. He is trying real hard on defense but because of his weight he still gets pushed around. He still gets some steals and deflections and was very active . Glad they burned the redshirt.

Thought Lathan had an outstanding second half until getting stripped 2x late. His scoring and rebounding was good but I thought his defense denying the pass to their center was outstanding. He hedged high and recovered a few times. His best defensive half of the year. His foul shooting is outstanding and was also massive tonight.
Tyson and Zach hit some timely shots and contributed tonight across the stat sheet. We needed everyone contribution and hope it becomes consistent.

USC two guards Claude the grad transfer and Yates , the outstanding freshmen were phenomenal but we shut down the rest of their team and why we won. JMike could not stay in front of Claude and the geo came too late from our bigs. Claude has done this to about 5 BIG 10 teams so hope no one was suprised.
Yates has been outstanding the last 7-8 games as Claude was hurt and missed 2-3 games after they beat Michigan State and Illinois. He is quick as hell and his 16 matching Dylan’s16 in the first half was fun to watch.
Now I think they have the same problem that we have with Dylan and ACE that is Claude started hot and then came out in first half , not sure he had foul trouble , but then Yates took over and got his 16 at the half. Then in second half , Claude took over completely and Yates was a non factor until the last 2-3 minutes. He had 16 at the half and then 18 with 2-3 minutes left as Claude dominated the ball and the shots.

All in all , we got up 15 or 17 against a decent USC team and of course we let up too soon and let them give us a little heart palpitations for a few minutes but our foul shooting was outstanding for the win. Did not like our rebounding effort tonight on the defense end as all 5 players on the floor must rebound before we get out on the break and their getting 2-3 offensive boards or balls just hitting the floor after a shot really sucked and unfortunately 28 games in , the guys must be reminded they all must rebound.

Very good win and we are right there with 3 left and 7-10 in the conference with the 9th spot right there as Indiana , Nebraska and Ohio State also with 7 wins. One game at a time. Team is finally healthy and supporting cast is playing better. Just need our players to actually try and keep their opponent in front of them.

62% from 2, even better. 56% combined 2 and 3.

 

[DHajekRC84]

Didn't participate in the game thread and I don't want to come across as one who doesn't recognize a solid effort and great results. The offense and bench is really coming on. A bit too scary at the end but the foul shots mattered! They always do and we made them big time. Besides the development of Grant and Dortch, as noted JMAc being under control and Zach is making captain like plays not called scoring. He's busting it on defense and his enthusiasm for that Dorch finish after his pass is great to see. JW also under control (or at least finishing lol) and Acuff? Nice.
Now if we could just dribble less, move more, and learn to pass the damn ball better. And the lane is an EZ Pass express lane for the other team...but we're clearly guard play. Unfortunately the woulda-coulda-shoulda is now firmly back in play. BUT just keep getting better and give us a solid ending to the season.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Bryce Dortch won me over yesterday. Not his 9 points. Kid plays D. I hope we keep him.

 

[goru7]

Bryce Dortch won me over yesterday. Not his 9 points. Kid plays D. I hope we keep him.

All this doom and gloom. We are likely retaining all 3 of our freshman class. Two are starters and Bryce just started playing and contributing. They are not walking into starter roles at this level anywhere else. But they are all getting better every day.

This board and the crap spewed about losing guys should stop

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

All this doom and gloom. We are likely retaining all 3 of our freshman class. Two are starters and Bryce just started playing and contributing. They are not walking into starter roles at this level anywhere else. But they are all getting better every day.

This board and the crap spewed about losing guys should stop

I’m not worried about losing any of them. The question is really how many do we end up wanting to keep TBH. We’re losing 5 players to graduation / NBA and we have 4 frosh coming in. Our defense is historically bad and not a recipe for long term winning. We need to bring in players that will help correct that at all costs but we also need to replace over 60% of our offensive production. We will not have a competitive team if we simply retain our existing roster and bring in only one new player from the portal.

 

[rudad02]

Didn't participate in the game thread and I don't want to come across as one who doesn't recognize a solid effort and great results. The offense and bench is really coming on. A bit too scary at the end but the foul shots mattered! They always do and we made them big time. Besides the development of Grant and Dortch, as noted JMAc being under control and Zach is making captain like plays not called scoring. He's busting it on defense and his enthusiasm for that Dorch finish after his pass is great to see. JW also under control (or at least finishing lol) and Acuff? Nice.
Now if we could just dribble less, move more, and learn to pass the damn ball better. And the lane is an EZ Pass express lane for the other team...but we're clearly guard play. Unfortunately the woulda-coulda-shoulda is now firmly back in play. BUT just keep getting better and give us a solid ending to the season.

Good post.

 

[Mholinko]

We have gotten I guess to the point that a BIG 10 win is ho hum for this board but that would be a mistake. One of our better shooting games , 56% from 2 , 45% from 3 and 93% from the foul line going an incredible 26-28. Each player was confident shooting as Tyson , JMike and Zach shot the ball in rhythm without hestitation. Offensively we are getting better.
Dylan makes the team go and his hustle tonight with 9 assists and 6 steals to go along his 25 points , not to mention the hustle to the ball to keep possession or other high IQ plays , were off the charts. 6 steals were ridiculously good. He is that good and as good as any guard in the country. We go as he goes.
Ace , another quiet night , being denied the ball a lot. He still hit 2 huge threes in each half. Funny , but it seems to me that when Dylan is going off , ACE gets passive and lets Dylan do his thing but is also not fully engaged on the boards . Only when Dylan was hurt or rarely struggling does ACE turn into a mad man and score 25-35 , 10 or more rebounds , 2-3 blocks and a few assists and a monster. Wonder if they can both go off together down the stretch. ACE didn’t want to rebound tonight which was unfortunate since we were getting killed on the boards but at least a couple of blocks .
JMike and Bryce having their best games of the year offensively. JMike limited his drive into trees to 1 and actually hit one and shot the ball confidently . His 8-8 from the line was massive. He still doesn’t fight over screens and doesn’t keep his man in front of him so I am still down on his defense.
Bryce 4-4 with 2 great put back dunks and a nice and one layup. Has to help his confidence. He is trying real hard on defense but because of his weight he still gets pushed around. He still gets some steals and deflections and was very active . Glad they burned the redshirt.

Thought Lathan had an outstanding second half until getting stripped 2x late. His scoring and rebounding was good but I thought his defense denying the pass to their center was outstanding. He hedged high and recovered a few times. His best defensive half of the year. His foul shooting is outstanding and was also massive tonight.
Tyson and Zach hit some timely shots and contributed tonight across the stat sheet. We needed everyone contribution and hope it becomes consistent.

USC two guards Claude the grad transfer and Yates , the outstanding freshmen were phenomenal but we shut down the rest of their team and why we won. JMike could not stay in front of Claude and the geo came too late from our bigs. Claude has done this to about 5 BIG 10 teams so hope no one was suprised.
Yates has been outstanding the last 7-8 games as Claude was hurt and missed 2-3 games after they beat Michigan State and Illinois. He is quick as hell and his 16 matching Dylan’s16 in the first half was fun to watch.
Now I think they have the same problem that we have with Dylan and ACE that is Claude started hot and then came out in first half , not sure he had foul trouble , but then Yates took over and got his 16 at the half. Then in second half , Claude took over completely and Yates was a non factor until the last 2-3 minutes. He had 16 at the half and then 18 with 2-3 minutes left as Claude dominated the ball and the shots.

All in all , we got up 15 or 17 against a decent USC team and of course we let up too soon and let them give us a little heart palpitations for a few minutes but our foul shooting was outstanding for the win. Did not like our rebounding effort tonight on the defense end as all 5 players on the floor must rebound before we get out on the break and their getting 2-3 offensive boards or balls just hitting the floor after a shot really sucked and unfortunately 28 games in , the guys must be reminded they all must rebound.

Very good win and we are right there with 3 left and 7-10 in the conference with the 9th spot right there as Indiana , Nebraska and Ohio State also with 7 wins. One game at a time. Team is finally healthy and supporting cast is playing better. Just need our players to actually try and keep their opponent in front of them.

HO HUM?

All due respect and appreciate the rest of your post but acting like we need to celebrate and throw confetti for a B10 win is why our expectations and complacency for average play is so skewed.

Were asking our team to win literally 50-55% of their big ten games per year (10-10 or 11-9) and not screw up the non-conference to secure a bid year in and year out... so celebrating a B10 win like its a march madness game or the national championship each time we win one is silly and speaks to why we are stuck in delusion of being able to rebound or turn things around when the path to success is thinner by the day

That being said it was a good win but pack it up and move on to the next one it was probably our 2nd worst B10 win this year from a quality win standpoint

 

[goru7]

I’m not worried about losing any of them. The question is really how many do we end up wanting to keep TBH. We’re losing 5 players to graduation / NBA and we have 4 frosh coming in. Our defense is historically bad and not a recipe for long term winning. We need to bring in players that will help correct that at all costs but we also need to replace over 60% of our offensive production. We will not have a competitive team if we simply retain our existing roster and bring in only one new player from the portal.

Who said we are done. Pike and staff have to go get 2 two guards that are scorers something JMike cannot do consistently . Lino Mark will contribute offensively but not consistently as a freshman. Kaden also a freshman. Williard identified 3 mid major 2 way players and stepped in shit. Pike has to do the same and also get a rim protector. If he gets all 3 in the portal , we will compete well

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Who said we are done. Pike and staff have to go get 2 two guards that are scorers something JMike cannot do consistently . Lino Mark will contribute offensively but not consistently as a freshman. Kaden also a freshman. Williard identified 3 mid major 2 way players and stepped in shit. Pike has to do the same and also get a rim protector. If he gets all 3 in the portal , we will compete well

Well if we keep everyone and bring in 4 frosh we can only add one more, correct? Or are there no more schollie limits? I can’t keep track of the rule changes.

I want a starting 5 who plays defense and I don’t think we’ll get that if Lathan stays so I will not be upset to see him go.

 

[goru7]

HO HUM?

All due respect and appreciate the rest of your post but acting like we need to celebrate and throw confetti for a B10 win is why our expectations and complacency for average play is so skewed.

Were asking our team to win literally 50-55% of their big ten games per year (10-10 or 11-9) and not screw up the non-conference to secure a bid year in and year out... so celebrating a B10 win like its a march madness game or the national championship each time we win one is silly and speaks to why we are stuck in delusion of being able to rebound or turn things around when the path to success is thinner by the day

That being said it was a good win but pack it up and move on to the next one it was probably our 2nd worst B10 win this year from a quality win standpoint

See that is the problem. No one celebrated and threw confetti. That is just your made up bullshit. But a Big 10 win is still a BIG 10 win that posters like you a few weeks ago were saying we wouldn’t win another game.
USC was no cupcake. They beat Michigan State , they beat Illinois at Illinois before Illinois current issues. Claude got hurt and missed a few games and that hurt them. We beat them with both Claude and the great freshman Yates and the rest of their healthy team. It was a really solid good win . You’re minimizing it is shallow and ridiculous but you I guess are entitled to that shitty opinion .

 

[goru7]

Well if we keep everyone and bring in 4 frosh we can only add one more, correct? Or are there no more schollie limits? I can’t keep track of the rule changes.

I want a starting 5 who plays defense and I don’t think we’ll get that if Lathan stays so I will not be upset to see him go.

Lathan can stay and you can get a rim protector and see if Ware can offer any help there at all and if not , go get another rim protector the following year. That is how a successful portal is navigated.

Not sure about your scholarship issue. We have 4 freshman coming in , our 3 other freshman this year, JMike , Jordan and Manny that makes 10. Plenty of room for 2 scoring two way guards and another rim protector brings it to 13

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Lathan can stay and you can get a rim protector and see if Ware can offer any help there at all and if not , go get another rim protector the following year. That is how a successful portal is navigated.

Not sure about your scholarship issue. We have 4 freshman coming in , our 3 other freshman this year, JMike , Jordan and Manny that makes 10. Plenty of room for 2 scoring two way guards and another rim protector brings it to 13

Lathan wasn’t willing for us to bring in a 5 this year when he was a true frosh. Realistically, he’s not sticking around if we recruit an established 5 over him.

 

[TRU2RU]

Lathan wasn’t willing for us to bring in a 5 this year when he was a true frosh. Realistically, he’s not sticking around if we recruit an established 5 over him.

TOTAL made up BS from posters who have no clue, then it gets repeated over & over again till some believe it

 

[goru7]

Lathan wasn’t willing for us to bring in a 5 this year when he was a true frosh. Realistically, he’s not sticking around if we recruit an established 5 over him.

I do not believe that stuff. It was never confirmed but implied from the mods. Pike doesn’t operate like that. He tells it like it is. If you want to come play for Rutgers then we want you. If you put conditions on it , not happening. Young was at Texas and came here. Pike didn’t offer him a starting role. He had to earn it.
What makes you think Lathan is going to give up a starting 5 role as a sophomore for a BIG 10 team ?

 

[richthedentist]

Didn't participate in the game thread and I don't want to come across as one who doesn't recognize a solid effort and great results. The offense and bench is really coming on. A bit too scary at the end but the foul shots mattered! They always do and we made them big time. Besides the development of Grant and Dortch, as noted JMAc being under control and Zach is making captain like plays not called scoring. He's busting it on defense and his enthusiasm for that Dorch finish after his pass is great to see. JW also under control (or at least finishing lol) and Acuff? Nice.
Now if we could just dribble less, move more, and learn to pass the damn ball better. And the lane is an EZ Pass express lane for the other team...but we're clearly guard play. Unfortunately the woulda-coulda-shoulda is now firmly back in play. BUT just keep getting better and give us a solid ending to the season.

I want to know why Grant is getting so few minutes especially in the second half; he took him out 3:47 into the second half and he never left the bench. Why?

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

I do not believe that stuff. It was never confirmed but implied from the mods. Pike doesn’t operate like that. He tells it like it is. If you want to come play for Rutgers then we want you. If you put conditions on it , not happening. Young was at Texas and came here. Pike didn’t offer him a starting role. He had to earn it.
What makes you think Lathan is going to give up a starting 5 role as a sophomore for a BIG 10 team ?

The inference came from Pike. He didn’t mention Lathan specifically but when asked why we stopped recruiting a 5 he said that there are factors to consider about making sure there is enough opportunity for incoming kids to play. I don’t remember the exact quote but it certainly aligned with the folks who started that rumor. Clearly at one point we were looking at Bigs and then suddenly stopped for some reason or other.

 

[seansherm]

I want to know why Grant is getting so few minutes especially in the second half; he took him out 3:47 into the second half and he never left the bench. Why?

Most likely because he's not very good defensively and last night he wasn't real productive on the boards either. His replacement did have 2 1/2 times the points and rebounds that he did in the same # of minutes.

 

[seansherm]

The inference came from Pike. He didn’t mention Lathan specifically but when asked why we stopped recruiting a 5 he said that there are factors to consider about making sure there is enough opportunity for incoming kids to play. I don’t remember the exact quote but it certainly aligned with the folks who started that rumor. Clearly at one point we were looking at Bigs and then suddenly stopped for some reason or other.

That "rumor" came from people who cover the team, not posters.

 

[goru7]

The inference came from Pike. He didn’t mention Lathan specifically but when asked why we stopped recruiting a 5 he said that there are factors to consider about making sure there is enough opportunity for incoming kids to play. I don’t remember the exact quote but it certainly aligned with the folks who started that rumor. Clearly at one point we were looking at Bigs and then suddenly stopped for some reason or other.

We didn’t stop. We tried for Williams who went to Kentucky then Carr who also went to Kentucky. There was no one else that was a rim protector and Carr was a true stretch 4 or 5. Both took great NIL money to land at Kentucky.
I believe Supreme Cook of Georgetown was next but he took Oregon money and not a superb defender or rim protector.
Who are referring to that Pike stopped short of going after ? I really do not recall ? But there are only so many rim protectors to go around.

 

[Mholinko]

We didn’t stop. We tried for Williams who went to Kentucky then Carr who also went to Kentucky. There was no one else that was a rim protector and Carr was a true stretch 4 or 5. Both took great NIL money to land at Kentucky.
I believe Supreme Cook of Georgetown was next but he took Oregon money and not a superb defender or rim protector.
Who are referring to that Pike stopped short of going after ? I really do not recall ? But there are only so many rim protectors to go around.

and not enough $$$ when youre playing AA ball and the other schools have major league funds

 

[Mholinko]

See that is the problem. No one celebrated and threw confetti. That is just your made up bullshit. But a Big 10 win is still a BIG 10 win that posters like you a few weeks ago were saying we wouldn’t win another game.
USC was no cupcake. They beat Michigan State , they beat Illinois at Illinois before Illinois current issues. Claude got hurt and missed a few games and that hurt them. We beat them with both Claude and the great freshman Yates and the rest of their healthy team. It was a really solid good win . You’re minimizing it is shallow and ridiculous but you I guess are entitled to that shitty opinion .

i never said we wouldnt win another game

go find the post where i said that

i am not saying you... but i am saying that the expectation level for what success looks like for our athletic programs in football and basketball involved the Triscuit Crackers bowl againt a MAC school or Boston College and celebrating winning a few games above 500 in hoops and occasionally making the tournament

there is a difference between doom and gloom trolls on here and fans who are critical of the downward trajectory of a program that was at one point on the rise and not letting them off the hook because of a decent home win against a lower tier B10 team

there are 18 teams in the b10 not every win is equal and i understand that success in the b10 means you might lose 40-45% of your games

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

We didn’t stop. We tried for Williams who went to Kentucky then Carr who also went to Kentucky. There was no one else that was a rim protector and Carr was a true stretch 4 or 5. Both took great NIL money to land at Kentucky.
I believe Supreme Cook of Georgetown was next but he took Oregon money and not a superb defender or rim protector.
Who are referring to that Pike stopped short of going after ? I really do not recall ? But there are only so many rim protectors to go around.

The question was posed later on. We still had a scholarship and we chose not to use it on a veteran utility BIG. That was the reason Pike gave in an interview. Something about opportunities for young guys. And as Sean said, it may have actually been the mods who cover the team who discussed the ‘“rumor”. It’s unlikely it was completely made up. Then we have that scholarship to PJ.

 

[goru7]

Other than working on his body this summer, I would love to see Lathan become more decisive.
He needs to learn to attack the rim without hesitation,

Excellent point. He doesn’t keep the ball up high and go straight up , instead taking an unnecessary dribble and a chance for a strip. Not sure why the hesitation because he can use his body to prevent any blocked shot. Sometimes he loses where he is , like 2-4 feet from the rim , and still tries to get closer when he should just hit the short shot or use the backboard. Tonight’s second half was his best defense of the year. Denying the ball , hedging and then recovering on screens , staying in front of his man. All very good tonight.