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It was nice to have a more comfortable victory and to be able to get more players involved.
Nick Townsend plays in the paint, but also out on the perimeter. He leads the team in: scoring, rebounds, assists, blocks, & steals! He'll face more of a challenge in the paint on Friday at UNLV and later on vs. ACC opponents. Townsend is a versatile player that contributes to wins in lots of different ways. But he will need lots of help in the paint as the schedule gets tougher. Austin Maurer looks better every game and pitched in with a double-double last night. He needs to be a consistent contributor (and I think he can be). Toure & Skrinda have not gotten into a game yet. Coach Smith talked about them in the post-game press conference. Sounds like they might have a role against teams with more bigs. I'm skeptical about how much they'll contribute - hope I'm wrong.
Donavin Young was inactive again. I hope he gets healthy soon - he can really make a difference on the defensive end.
Evan Stinson really provided a jolt of energy - highlight of the game last night might have been him diving for a loose ball on the defensive end and jubilantly pounding the floor in celebration.
Elias Obenyah and Drew Anderson made their debuts and both looked comfortable and did some good things right away. Anderson is not quite as big as Toure or Skrinda, but maybe he can become part of the front-court rotation??
Stanford took care of business in the first three home games. Now we'll see if they can keep it going on the road and with a definite step up in the level of competition at UNLV on Friday.
Nick Townsend plays in the paint, but also out on the perimeter. He leads the team in: scoring, rebounds, assists, blocks, & steals! He'll face more of a challenge in the paint on Friday at UNLV and later on vs. ACC opponents. Townsend is a versatile player that contributes to wins in lots of different ways. But he will need lots of help in the paint as the schedule gets tougher. Austin Maurer looks better every game and pitched in with a double-double last night. He needs to be a consistent contributor (and I think he can be). Toure & Skrinda have not gotten into a game yet. Coach Smith talked about them in the post-game press conference. Sounds like they might have a role against teams with more bigs. I'm skeptical about how much they'll contribute - hope I'm wrong.
Donavin Young was inactive again. I hope he gets healthy soon - he can really make a difference on the defensive end.
Evan Stinson really provided a jolt of energy - highlight of the game last night might have been him diving for a loose ball on the defensive end and jubilantly pounding the floor in celebration.
Elias Obenyah and Drew Anderson made their debuts and both looked comfortable and did some good things right away. Anderson is not quite as big as Toure or Skrinda, but maybe he can become part of the front-court rotation??
Stanford took care of business in the first three home games. Now we'll see if they can keep it going on the road and with a definite step up in the level of competition at UNLV on Friday.