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Reg: 06-06-12
02-09-19 04:22 PM - Post#275690    

I was impressed with Penn last night. They have three starting guards who keep applying pressure both offensively and defensively. Washington is a big time talent with good size. Good shooting, hard nosed players off the bench. With Wang back that is a big front court with talent and some experience. They won the Big title 5 with the huge win over defending NCAA champ Villanova.

They really brought it to Brown right from the tap. The Bears seemed taken aback and were not ready for what hit them. Pressure D turned over DeWitt leading to a fast break score. A lazy pass by Dez was picked off by a Penn guard aggressively overplaying the pass and he took it home. Great ball movement created easy inside baskets, plus a 3 or two, and it was about 13 to 3 before the Bears kind of got settled. I have a feeling the weak non-conference schedule has hurt Brown. The game seemed to play faster than they were used to.

All that said, Brown competed well for most of the game. What killed them were the 6 or 7 turnovers that lead right to Penn baskets. The Bears were down 12 to 14 points for much of the game. But a big reason we’re those TO’s. Every time they had some momentum and seemed poised to make a move, they’d lose the ball and Penn would score. Many of those 4 point swings prevented the Bears from cutting the lead under 10 and gaining further momentum.

Obie was great with his inside-outside game working. Took the ball to the hoop strong. Dez got his shot back which was great to see. Choh had another double-double. Hunsicker hit some big 3’s. Brown has a real hard time against teams with size. Penn did what they wanted inside for the most part. Choh competes hard. But ideally he’d be a small forward. The Bears need a couple of bigs that are athletic and can score. Otherwise the talented Bears will continue to be over matched in this very important part of the game.
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