Couple of observations having been at the game. Our website lists Sanders at 6'2" and they list Carr at 6'3". No way. Our guards appeared to have difficulty getting shots off against their greater length. Their ball movement appeared to allow them to get great open shots on us, and they made them. I think our guards really have to push the ball on offense to get any type of advantage on other teams. Drives me crazy to see Getty and Freeman not get rewarded with an inside pass when they have worked their butt off to get position and have a man on their back. Gettys made two inside baskets in a row and than was ignored for the next six or seven minutes in a row. Our big men with the exception of Gettys need to catch the ball and put it up inside and not dribble. Everytime a big man dribbled they seemingly lost the ball. Love the effort of Freeman and Williams having said that, Freeman needs to get stronger inside as he appears to be overmatched against B1G competition. Sanders had a really tough day defensively (perhaps his ankle) but seemed that PSU were isolating on him and going over him when getting him inside. Coach P had a really bad combination of players on the court a couple minutes into the second half and by the time he changed it around there was a 14 point gap in score.
Having said all of that i think this is the right coach at the right time and he has some players with some heart and needs a couple more players to buy into what is being taught. If they do this year will see a couple of B1G wins.
Wish list 6'4" point guard ( real point guard). I recognize thats on everyones list
A True 6'7" or 6'8" shooting forward that can shoot and slash.
