BroadcastingDawg
New Fish
WHAT A HUGE WIN BABY. [/b][/i]
These are the wins that matter. It might not seem like it now, but in March this win will show up as a Quad 1 win and will do wonders for our NCAA tourney chances and seeding. This is a game that is going to look really fucking good and I can't think of a better way to start a year. It's also a huge momentum builder to come back down double digits with less than 10 minutes to go against a top-tier, B12 team... just has to do wonders for the confidence of these guys going forward.
First Half:[/b][/i] The game was super ugly for the Dawgs in the first half. It was turnovers galore... I believe as many as 15 turnovers in the half? Truth be told, all the Dawgs looked totally nervous in the first 20 minutes of the ballgame... understandable I guess as a lot of guys this was their first real action as "starters" of a big college basketball team in their careers. Really... our youth showed for a good majority of this game. There was a lot of stationary dribbling on the exterior of paint... a lot 1-on-1 dribbling that led to a lot of travels, offensive fouls and steals in favor of Baylor. A lot of travels told me the guys were just nervous because they were moving their feet before the dribble... It just seemed like there was a lot of overthinking... not much natural basketball being played and a lot of indecision on offense. They made an adjustment to get the ball inside to the bigs and it kept the Dawgs in the half. Baylor only had 5 fouls in the first half... that tells you UW wasn't aggressive, they didn't attempt any free throws and weren't doing enough driving to the hoop. Naz Carter was also huge from outside, we'll get to that later.
On defense it seemed like the intensity wasn't really there in the beginning. Baylor was out-hustling us on the boards and it led to a lot of open Baylor shooters on the perimeter. Baylor's first 12 points came off wide open 3-pointers where either the defender didn't close out or a guy ended up being wide open after the Dawgs found themselves out of position. Thankfully Baylor didn't have much of answer for the gap that we leave in our zone at the free-throw line... because if they had a capable mid-range shooter it might have gotten ugly. There was a bunch of hesitation from Baylor when they got the ball to the high-post... it led to some klanks from short distance and some blocks on the interior for UW. The Dawgs also made some adjustments in their perimeter D before the half was over... Hamier Wright had 3 blocks in the half and I believe 2 of them were on jump shots outside.
Second Half:[/b][/i]
The freshman + Naz took over and their was a noticeable change in the intent and direction of the offense. 6 turnovers compared to 15 tells me the Dawgs were a lot more comfortable and had gotten over the initial goosebumps. There was a noted effort to drive the ball or get it inside to Stewart where he either tried to take his man or made a nice pass outside that led to a 3 or a free line to drive to the basket. It never seemed easy for the Dawgs on O... but when they were able to consistently get shots near the basket it completely changed the flow. The Dawgs got Baylor into immediate foul trouble in the second half by taking it to the bucket and thanks to Jaden McDaniels, hit some big free throws that kept them in the game when it was teetering on Baylor running away with it. Stewart, Jaden and Naz were 12-20 in the 2nd half... that's a good recipe for beating most teams.
For most of the 2nd half it seemed like the Dawgs would get within 7 points or so and Baylor would have a loose ball fall right in their hands for an easy bucket and it makes their offensive rebound total in the second half look inflated because there were a lot of klanks. There was a noted effort on the glass in the second half on both ends of the court for the Dawgs... you could tell Hop wasn't pleased and we were fighting for possessions off every miss. That said, the Dawg D continued to look a little hesitant until about the 8 minute mark in the game... and then it was like a rabid animal was unleashed. The energy shifted, all of a sudden the Dawgs were clogging passing lanes, deflecting passes, flustering Baylor, creating turnovers that led to transition buckets (forced 17 turnovers for Baylor) and man... IT WAS A BLOCK PARTY BABY. I counted as many as 9 blocks in the final 8 minutes of the game (the box score only counted 6, but I don't buy it)... Stewart and Hamier had 5 on their own and completely dominated the Baylor interior that had looked comfortable for a lot of the game. The change in passion and intensity on D changed the game and ultimately led to the win. If the Dawgs can play D like they did in the final 8 minutes of this game... holy God, we're going to be really, really good. This D has the potential to be the best in the country... we have so much length and Baylor was noticeably afraid to shoot when we picked it up. Baylor scored 105 pts in their first game... just 64 tonight... that says something.
These are the wins that matter. It might not seem like it now, but in March this win will show up as a Quad 1 win and will do wonders for our NCAA tourney chances and seeding. This is a game that is going to look really fucking good and I can't think of a better way to start a year. It's also a huge momentum builder to come back down double digits with less than 10 minutes to go against a top-tier, B12 team... just has to do wonders for the confidence of these guys going forward.
First Half:[/b][/i] The game was super ugly for the Dawgs in the first half. It was turnovers galore... I believe as many as 15 turnovers in the half? Truth be told, all the Dawgs looked totally nervous in the first 20 minutes of the ballgame... understandable I guess as a lot of guys this was their first real action as "starters" of a big college basketball team in their careers. Really... our youth showed for a good majority of this game. There was a lot of stationary dribbling on the exterior of paint... a lot 1-on-1 dribbling that led to a lot of travels, offensive fouls and steals in favor of Baylor. A lot of travels told me the guys were just nervous because they were moving their feet before the dribble... It just seemed like there was a lot of overthinking... not much natural basketball being played and a lot of indecision on offense. They made an adjustment to get the ball inside to the bigs and it kept the Dawgs in the half. Baylor only had 5 fouls in the first half... that tells you UW wasn't aggressive, they didn't attempt any free throws and weren't doing enough driving to the hoop. Naz Carter was also huge from outside, we'll get to that later.
On defense it seemed like the intensity wasn't really there in the beginning. Baylor was out-hustling us on the boards and it led to a lot of open Baylor shooters on the perimeter. Baylor's first 12 points came off wide open 3-pointers where either the defender didn't close out or a guy ended up being wide open after the Dawgs found themselves out of position. Thankfully Baylor didn't have much of answer for the gap that we leave in our zone at the free-throw line... because if they had a capable mid-range shooter it might have gotten ugly. There was a bunch of hesitation from Baylor when they got the ball to the high-post... it led to some klanks from short distance and some blocks on the interior for UW. The Dawgs also made some adjustments in their perimeter D before the half was over... Hamier Wright had 3 blocks in the half and I believe 2 of them were on jump shots outside.
Second Half:[/b][/i]
The freshman + Naz took over and their was a noticeable change in the intent and direction of the offense. 6 turnovers compared to 15 tells me the Dawgs were a lot more comfortable and had gotten over the initial goosebumps. There was a noted effort to drive the ball or get it inside to Stewart where he either tried to take his man or made a nice pass outside that led to a 3 or a free line to drive to the basket. It never seemed easy for the Dawgs on O... but when they were able to consistently get shots near the basket it completely changed the flow. The Dawgs got Baylor into immediate foul trouble in the second half by taking it to the bucket and thanks to Jaden McDaniels, hit some big free throws that kept them in the game when it was teetering on Baylor running away with it. Stewart, Jaden and Naz were 12-20 in the 2nd half... that's a good recipe for beating most teams.
For most of the 2nd half it seemed like the Dawgs would get within 7 points or so and Baylor would have a loose ball fall right in their hands for an easy bucket and it makes their offensive rebound total in the second half look inflated because there were a lot of klanks. There was a noted effort on the glass in the second half on both ends of the court for the Dawgs... you could tell Hop wasn't pleased and we were fighting for possessions off every miss. That said, the Dawg D continued to look a little hesitant until about the 8 minute mark in the game... and then it was like a rabid animal was unleashed. The energy shifted, all of a sudden the Dawgs were clogging passing lanes, deflecting passes, flustering Baylor, creating turnovers that led to transition buckets (forced 17 turnovers for Baylor) and man... IT WAS A BLOCK PARTY BABY. I counted as many as 9 blocks in the final 8 minutes of the game (the box score only counted 6, but I don't buy it)... Stewart and Hamier had 5 on their own and completely dominated the Baylor interior that had looked comfortable for a lot of the game. The change in passion and intensity on D changed the game and ultimately led to the win. If the Dawgs can play D like they did in the final 8 minutes of this game... holy God, we're going to be really, really good. This D has the potential to be the best in the country... we have so much length and Baylor was noticeably afraid to shoot when we picked it up. Baylor scored 105 pts in their first game... just 64 tonight... that says something.
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