MBB starts tomorrow night with an exhibition

[Brad]

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[NewEnglandBull]

Bulls 53 to 29 at half. No worries against this NAIA school. 

[Brad]

7 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Bulls 53 to 29 at half. No worries against this NAIA school. 

43-29 and somewhat concerning...

[NewEnglandBull]

3 minutes ago, Brad said:

43-29 and somewhat concerning...

Yeah, fat finger moment…up by 14. My standards are low for this one since four guys are not playing and the rest are getting used to one another. 

[NewEnglandBull]

Bulls up 74 to 38…7 min left 

[NewEnglandBull]

Bulls up by 52 points

[NewEnglandBull]

It’s a final Bulls win 92 to 42

[Friscobull]

1 hour ago, MikeG said:

Here are the stats from the first exhibition game to give you an idea. No more Collins or Yetna etc.

Where is Murphy?

[Friscobull]

Voorhees?? They played the black chick from saved by the bell?

[Gat-Rat Bull]

I'll start by saying I was thrilled to be back in the Dome for some in-person USF basketball and really look forward to attending many (if not all) home games this season. 

My favorite newcomer has to be Greene, followed by Patrick, Boggs, and McCreary. Overall, I think all the new players will be really fun to watch. It was nice to see a scrappy, fast paced style with good shooting.

One nice surprise for me was Boggs driving hard to the hole to try to get a dunk a few times. He got fouled and didn't get the flush, but he hit his free throws with confidence. Kid can shoot, but Patrick has such a smooth shot and could easily be our leading 3 point guy with Boggs a close second.

The defense and hustle by every USF player was relentless and determined, and the ball really moved around on offense well. Chemistry was definitely there.

My biggest takeaway was not from what I saw on the floor though. I sat behind our bench and witnessed a team that seemed like they have been together for 3 or 4 seasons. They genuinely seemed to enjoy being there together. At one point during a timeout near the end of the game Boggs and Murphy (who sat out tonight) were working on a handshake of some sort and laughing it up together. Like I said, the team seems to like each other and enjoyed playing together. Hope that just gets better as they play more real games.

Other notable items from an in-person perspective:

- Great to see Altron on the Sun Dome floor (a lot of great memories from his playing days with B.B.)

- Moss will be very good, very soon. Don't let his stat line fool you. Kid can flat out play the point position.

- The women's team showed up at some point and were having a good time cheering on the guys 

- The band chanting "Warm up the bus!" at the end for a solid 5 minutes cracked me up. Even though it was just an exhibition game against a NAIA opponent, the band and cheerleaders were in full game mode. Loved it! 

- Tchewa is a very large human being. We will need his size. I hope the coaches are working on his skills non-stop. 

- The team will need to play fast and hit threes to win, but I think they have it in them. Guess we'll soon see how they do against better teams.

- Murphy and Chaplain did not play, but I think they will both fit in very nicely with the new guys. 

- There is so much to like about this team. I wasn't sure what to expect but I am sold on what Gregory has cobbled together. 

Can't wait for the next game!