[NU Sports] vs. Chicago State

[mlinhardt at netzero.com]

FWIW:  This is the first game I have seen, listened to, or attended this year.

My impressions from the stands are as follows:
Good:
-- Hachad did well from the freethrow line(4/4) and played better(more crisp and aggressive) than last year during Ramadan(early non-conference).
-- Doyle seems like a good field general directing traffic and setting up plays.

Not So Good:
-- Davor still takes dumb fouls and does not go up strong to the basket.  He draws the foul, but does not get the 3-point play.
-- Vince is weak to the basket(see Davor), but he did have a couple of nice shot blocks defensively.
-- We still have NO interior presence either offensively or defensively.
-- Our three-point shooting has a lot of MISSED RIMS.
-- We allow too many offensive rebounds.
-- Ivan is still a half-speed Davor.

I was hoping that Brandon Lee and T.J. as a tandem could replace the Jitim grittiness, but it does not seem the case.  Come back Jitim...please.

I was optimistic that this was our year to make some noise, but next year with seniors T.J., Vedran, Hachad plus Doyle and Duke-kid(forgot his name) seems more realistic.

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