The thing that stands out from this scrimmage was the sloppiness and poor shooting. That sounds terrible, but I don't mean to harp on the team and I think it's expected in a preseason scrimmage.
There was a decent-sized crowd. I'd estimate about 1500-2000.
The scrimmage was very short, just two seven minute halves. Gold beat Maroon 22-15. Gold was McBrayer, Coffey, Hurt, Curry, Diedhiou, and Sharp. Maroon was Mason, SPrings, Gilbert, Murphy, Konate, Rudrud, and Haugh.
Notes on the players:
Obviously you can't judge much (or at all) off of a 14 minute scrimmage. I think there were some nerves, especially for the freshman, and overall the purpose of this was to smooth the rough edges.
There was a decent-sized crowd. I'd estimate about 1500-2000.
The scrimmage was very short, just two seven minute halves. Gold beat Maroon 22-15. Gold was McBrayer, Coffey, Hurt, Curry, Diedhiou, and Sharp. Maroon was Mason, SPrings, Gilbert, Murphy, Konate, Rudrud, and Haugh.
Notes on the players:
- Coffey - Looked kind of nervous and like he was thinking a lot, which should probably be expected of a true freshman. He missed a lot of jumpers and missed a layup after deciding last second not to dunk. I thought he could have been a little more aggressive, as a couple times he passed up open jumpers. His length gave him a steal that led to a fastbreak. He also moved well off the ball and had several nice cuts to the basket. He passed the ball really well, too.
- Curry - Didn't get a lot of touches. He took a couple mid-range jumpers, which he missed, but looked comfortable taking them. He made both free throws that he took. He's athletic and I thought worked hard.
- Gas - I liked that he talked and was calling out screens. He also had a nice move where he backed down a smaller defender (I don't remember who) and finished. In the second half, he was fouled and missed both free throws. The low point for Gas was airballing a seven-foot shot.
- Gilbert - Made a three in the second half. He worked hard to get defensive rebounds, and had a nice take to the basket that just missed.
- Hurt - Missed several jumpers and had a turnover. He played hard and I think was just a little nervous playing in front of fans at Williams for the first time.
- BK - He had a nice dunk. I thought he played good defense. Hands are still an issue.
- Nate Mason - Clearly the best player on the floor in this short game. Very composed and in control. He had a couple nice threes. He had a nice drive or two to the hoop that he wasn't able to finish on, but still had one of the better shooting percentages. Also had a really nice pass to a cutting Dupree.
- Dupree - Had some excellent takes to the hoop and finished once in a really crafty manner. I liked his aggression.
- Murphy - Pretty quiet game for him as he didn't get a ton of touches. He missed several shots close to the hoop but played good defense.
- Springs - Didn't get a whole ton of quality looks. He had to take two contested deep shots because the shot clock was running out. He was vocal and active on both ends. I liked what I saw from him in practice, too.
Obviously you can't judge much (or at all) off of a 14 minute scrimmage. I think there were some nerves, especially for the freshman, and overall the purpose of this was to smooth the rough edges.
