Purple vs. White Scrimmage: Friday, Oct. 21, 5PM

NoPoNeighbor wrote:Will Maker be playing in the scrimmage? How about the two exhibition games?

Geezaldinho wrote:4:00

StudentPilot wrote:In my short time on this forum I haven't noticed much excitement about beer drinking, but if anyone is interested, there will be a party at the Pilot House on Wednesday October 26th, celebrating the seasonal release of the Terry Porter....a limited edition American-style Porter Ale.

blacksheep wrote:What time is said celebration?

dholcombe wrote:I skipped it in favor of working.

Geezaldinho wrote:

dholcombe wrote:I skipped it in favor of working.

What a fool...

Stonehouse wrote:I was there! Overall, the team looks like they will play up-tempo and will move the ball well. I think they'll score points, but defense will likely be a work in progress. Agreed, much better ball movement under coach Porter.

The big take away for me was that Smoyer looks like he's going to play this year for sure. He was pretty smooth in the post, had some nice blocks, and just has a better all-around feel for the game than our other bigs. I wasn't sure what to expect out of him, but I came away pretty impressed. As a freshman, he'll likely get out-muscled against older and stronger opponents, but even so I would bet that he'll see quite a few minutes. My initial impressions weren't good, but he seemed to get into the flow better as the game moved on and had some great plays on the defensive side.

Franklin Porter looked really solid - sure would be nice to have him this year. He is listed at 6'3", but looks and plays bigger, with a very strong upper body. I think he'll be a key player for us in the years to come.

Chier Maker played, and showed flashes. Great athleticism, and made some tough shots. That said, he also looks like he is still learning the game a bit. Talented for sure, but will probably need more time to really show what he can do. He hit some shots at the end of the game to pull his team closer, but I didn't see a lot else that impressed me. I'm hoping it's just the format with a split up team and that he will play better with Wintering running the point.

Didn't get too much of a feel for Monson or Ferguson. Given our other talent at the guards, I think they are probably lower on the depth chart. Malcolm Porter looked a bit more ahead of them in terms of readiness to play, but didn't see a whole lot of minutes.

As for the returnees... Hartwich looks stronger, but still doesn't have much of a feel around the basket. Ditto for Barreno.

I thought Taylor looked improved... was aggressive in the post, and showed a nice shooting range. I think he'll see a lot of minutes. Taylor looked really good.

Tyson put on a shooting display in the first half, hitting six threes. Still streaky as he missed most, if not all shots in the second half.

Wintering is great.

I have a feeling that if the team is going to do well, they will need a lot out of Jazz Johnson. He looks in really good shape, and was very confident. Was a bit tough to get a feel though, since he was on the other team from Wintering and Tyson. I have the feeling he will have a bit of a breakthrough season.

Marshall looked about the same as last year - I can't 100% remember, but I think he struggled a bit finishing. Jackson showed his athleticism and was being aggressive, but I'm not sure he's quite there yet. Would be nice to see him evolve into a player like Korey Thieleke was later in his career.

Xavier Hallinan got a nice stretch of minutes - he's a very solid walk-on and it wouldn't surprise me if he saw some situational minutes here and there.

I think that's everyone!

StudentPilot wrote:Hope you don't mind a new guy's perspective

StudentPilot wrote:Hope you don't mind a new guy's perspective, but I occasionally drop in on practice and see these guys around campus all the time...

StudentPilot wrote:In my short time on this forum I haven't noticed much excitement about beer drinking, but if anyone is interested, there will be a party at the Pilot House on Wednesday October 26th, celebrating the seasonal release of the Terry Porter....a limited edition American-style Porter Ale.