Hi everybody Coach Moore here with to give you an update on tonight's game and feelings on last nights contest.
Well for starters we will go over last nights game. Obviously as a team we were very happy with last nights outcome. We played a solid game from start to finish and our intensity was finally there for an entire game. Offensively I felt for most of the game we did a good job of moving the ball and getting a great look at the basket. The only time we were not really in sync on offense was the middle part of the first half when we seemed to stop moving the ball and started to settle for difficult shots. Otherwise I felt we did a excellent job of break them down off the dribble and creating shots for others. It was nice to see DJ and Whip finally knock down a ton of 3's in the same game together as well. When those two get going they are tough to stop and when they are going off together we can really be tough to stop as a team. Defensively we played another solid game overall. For the most part we rebounded the ball well, other then a little spurt in the second half when they seemed to get a couple of second chance points. The best part about our defensive effort I felt was that we made Ratzsch take a tough shot almost every time down. We knew he was going to score but we wanted to make him work for it and I felt we did most of the game. Also our rotations on defense we awesome. We did a great job of doubling in the post, rotating on the backside and then finally recovering to the open guy once the ball was passed out of the post. The reason we won that game was not because of our offense it was because our defense was pretty darn good for most of the game.
Moving on to today's contest with Mary. Mary is a dangerous team. They actually are a lot like us as they have a lot of guys who can fill it up from the outside. Expect them to run an offense similar to the "Swing" offense that Coach Bo Ryan at Wisconsin has ran so well. Mary does not have one guy we can focus on as well, so we will need to respect everyone who steps on the floor. A couple of players to keep an eye on for them is point guard, Geoff West, who is leading the team in scoring at 15 ppg, guard Jordan Engelhardt is second in scoring at 10 ppg.
Now for some keys to the game. I think the first key to this game for us is to come out with a high energy level. After playing in a big game last night we need to recover quickly and have high energy again tonight. Sometimes you will see after a big game a team come out flat the next night. We cannot have that happen to us tonight otherwise it will be a long night for us. The second key will be staying solid on defense for the entire possession. With Mary running the type of offense that they run, they will run the shot clock down on us some and make us play defense for longer then some other teams will. We need to stay solid throughout the entire possession and make them take a contested shot every time down the floor. If we are not solid or do not play the entire possession out we will be in trouble as they are very good at getting that one great shot they need every time down the floor. The final key to this game will be once again getting some great penetration on the offensive end of the floor. We need to continue to get to the basket as it opens up opportunities for others. If we are able to do what we did last night then we should have another game with great looks from the outside and inside.
Overall this is just another important game during our season. I hope we come out ready to go from the start and we play with the same intensity that we had for the entire game last night. This is going to be another great NSIC battle as Mary is a solid team capable of beating anyone on any given night. Let's just hope tonight is not the night for them.
Go Warriors!!
Well for starters we will go over last nights game. Obviously as a team we were very happy with last nights outcome. We played a solid game from start to finish and our intensity was finally there for an entire game. Offensively I felt for most of the game we did a good job of moving the ball and getting a great look at the basket. The only time we were not really in sync on offense was the middle part of the first half when we seemed to stop moving the ball and started to settle for difficult shots. Otherwise I felt we did a excellent job of break them down off the dribble and creating shots for others. It was nice to see DJ and Whip finally knock down a ton of 3's in the same game together as well. When those two get going they are tough to stop and when they are going off together we can really be tough to stop as a team. Defensively we played another solid game overall. For the most part we rebounded the ball well, other then a little spurt in the second half when they seemed to get a couple of second chance points. The best part about our defensive effort I felt was that we made Ratzsch take a tough shot almost every time down. We knew he was going to score but we wanted to make him work for it and I felt we did most of the game. Also our rotations on defense we awesome. We did a great job of doubling in the post, rotating on the backside and then finally recovering to the open guy once the ball was passed out of the post. The reason we won that game was not because of our offense it was because our defense was pretty darn good for most of the game.
Moving on to today's contest with Mary. Mary is a dangerous team. They actually are a lot like us as they have a lot of guys who can fill it up from the outside. Expect them to run an offense similar to the "Swing" offense that Coach Bo Ryan at Wisconsin has ran so well. Mary does not have one guy we can focus on as well, so we will need to respect everyone who steps on the floor. A couple of players to keep an eye on for them is point guard, Geoff West, who is leading the team in scoring at 15 ppg, guard Jordan Engelhardt is second in scoring at 10 ppg.
Now for some keys to the game. I think the first key to this game for us is to come out with a high energy level. After playing in a big game last night we need to recover quickly and have high energy again tonight. Sometimes you will see after a big game a team come out flat the next night. We cannot have that happen to us tonight otherwise it will be a long night for us. The second key will be staying solid on defense for the entire possession. With Mary running the type of offense that they run, they will run the shot clock down on us some and make us play defense for longer then some other teams will. We need to stay solid throughout the entire possession and make them take a contested shot every time down the floor. If we are not solid or do not play the entire possession out we will be in trouble as they are very good at getting that one great shot they need every time down the floor. The final key to this game will be once again getting some great penetration on the offensive end of the floor. We need to continue to get to the basket as it opens up opportunities for others. If we are able to do what we did last night then we should have another game with great looks from the outside and inside.
Overall this is just another important game during our season. I hope we come out ready to go from the start and we play with the same intensity that we had for the entire game last night. This is going to be another great NSIC battle as Mary is a solid team capable of beating anyone on any given night. Let's just hope tonight is not the night for them.
Go Warriors!!
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