Good win by this team.
They didn’t play well in the 1st half but came out in the 2nd half & showed they were the better team.
Really liked the overall Team Defense, did a good job closing out on 3’s & forced some clutch turnovers.
- Omier absolutely dominated on the Boards, that kid is a really great rebounder.
- Pack & Wong played well in the backcourt, especially in the 2nd half, Wong showed good leadership & got us some timely buckets when we needed it.
- Poplar actually had a good game aside from a couple bad 3’s lol, but he did a good job on the boards as well with 6 rebs.
- Joseph was stellar with his on ball Defense & got 5 rebounds despite being a smaller 2 guard
Overall as a team had a bad night shooting only 29% from 3 & 36% from the floor, but out-rebounded Lafayette by 12 & was solid from the Free throw line shooting 60%. The difference was our Defense in the 2nd half & when guys like Omier & Miller got iso situations did a good job putting the ball on the floor & creating their own shot getting to the rim.
We’ll play much better ball as the season progresses, but it’s a good stress test to play teams like this to start things off.
That Providence game will be a really good litmus test for us, Ed Cooley’s teams always have very good perimeter Guard play & they typically shoot from 3 very well. Wong & Pack will have to get hot for that game.
But I liked what I saw for the season debut, got some stuff to clean up, but this team has some solid depth & good talent.