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01-12-19 06:09 PM - Post#272327
In response to Eric Von Zipper
Great win, running against the usual formula. Who would have expected that kind of rebounding advantage, including on the offensive end? It was like a Sydney Johnson game.
Penn missed some shots they could have made (goes double for the Tigers), but there was excellent defense played against the Quakers' limited scoring options. I've now watched Wang a few times, and he's seemed pretty easy to guard and a bit of a defensive liability. Aririguzoh was tremendous guarding Brodeur and then taking it to him on the offensive end. Stephens was a man. And DC3 overcame his poor shooting with a good overall game and the return of his deadly FT accuracy.
Once again, Morales was clearly better than Llewelyn on both ends. Llewelyn again got himself into situations where he had nowhere to go and forced shots up into prepared shot blockers. But the guy is a really, really good dribbler and he did make a couple of good defensive plays. Very glad that Morales was able to tough out that painful shoulder re-injury and come back into the game.
The word that comes to mind in these last two games is "toughness." Not letting blown layups and missed open treys affect the defensive intensity, staying in front of guys, winning the rebounds and loose balls, and not getting pushed off one's spot very easily.
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