[teejers1]

Im shocked and very happily surprised. And I’m thrilled.  We looked very good.  Long Beach definitely the best team we have played

What did Andy DuFresne say was "the best of things" in Shawshank?  Oh, that's right:  "Hope."

It's hard not to let that notion in watching this team to date.  No clue on game stats because for some inexplicable reason, the in-Maples scoreboard was not working (which is just brutal).  But here are a few observations:

#1.  The ball movement and shot selection was generally excellent all night long.  I literally can't remember the last time I was so impressed with ball movement and shot selection.

#2.  The D was, again, very solid.  This team has no bigs to speak of - certainly no dominant ones - so every Cardinal will have to help on the boards.  We saw that again tonight.

#3.  Ty Terry and J. Delaire had monster games, and many others - Jones, Da Silva, Keefe, and others - played very well.  DD was hampered by foul trouble, but he knocked down both his treys.  White had at least three three-point plays: two treys and an and-one.

Again, I don't know if LBSU is any good - I thought Montana looked significantly better - but this Cardinal team routed them.

All in all, quite enjoyable.

P.S.  Really disappointing "crowd," but not unexpected for a Tuesday night, 6 bells tipoff.  6th Man almost as empty as everywhere else.  Glad the team self-motivated and played best game of this young season.

P.P.S.  How long has Long Beach State had "Beach" as formal mascot?

[teejers1]

Im shocked and very happily surprised. And I’m thrilled.  We looked very good.  Long Beach definitely the best team we have played

What did Andy DuFresne say was "the best of things" in Shawshank?  Oh, that's right:  "Hope."

It's hard not to let that notion in watching this team to date.  No clue on game stats because for some inexplicable reason, the in-Maples scoreboard was not working (which is just brutal).  But here are a few observations:

#1.  The ball movement and shot selection was generally excellent all night long.  I literally can't remember the last time I was so impressed with ball movement and shot selection.

#2.  The D was, again, very solid.  This team has no bigs to speak of - certainly no dominant ones - so every Cardinal will have to help on the boards.  We saw that again tonight.

#3.  Ty Terry and J. Delaire had monster games, and many others - Jones, Da Silva, Keefe, and others - played very well.  DD was hampered by foul trouble, but he knocked down both his treys.  White had at least three three-point plays: two treys and an and-one.

Again, I don't know if LBSU is any good - I thought Montana looked significantly better - but this Cardinal team routed them.

All in all, quite enjoyable.

P.S.  Really disappointing "crowd," but not unexpected for a Tuesday night, 6 bells tipoff.  6th Man almost as empty as everywhere else.  Glad the team self-motivated and played best game of this young season.

P.P.S.  How long has Long Beach State had "Beach" as formal mascot?