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[leo from jersey]

are we entertained

[London 'Cat]

CJC must have delivered quite a halftime speech. The ‘Cats have defended exceptionally well in the second half.

[leo from jersey]

CJC must have delivered quite a halftime speech. The ‘Cats have defended exceptionally well in the second half.

mental adjustments work most every time

[Carthage World]

2nd half effort was exceptional. Felt like we were watching classic Bearcat basketball again.

[leo from jersey]

2nd half effort was exceptional. Felt like we were watching classic Bearcat basketball again.

they clogged the lanes on defense. I enjoyed watching that. When they play team defense it is poetry in motion. They are athletic on offense. I like several players and i am looking for their development. Tejeda looked like a bearcat.

[steveedwards]

Much improved FT ahooting from the previous Wes Miller years.

....and the Cronin years...and the Huggins years. Hopefully Calhoun's teams break the trend of poor Bearcat FT shooting. It's been one of the most frustrating things to watch over the years.

[bearcatbret]

Coach said that during the first half, there were too many "me shots". He said that kept them from getting into their offense.
Bearcats Open Jerrod Calhoun Era with 79-53 Win over American - University of Cincinnati Athletics - Official Athletics Website

[loshow22]

Nothing is a given in todays landscape, but I like the idea of Perryman, Fleming, Mahaffey, and Iweze as a very solid young core group.

[CatCane]

Much improved FT shooting from the previous Wes Miller years.

The announcers last night said CJC has 8 players who averaged over 80% from the FT line and 2 more who averaged over75%

[Red_Black]

Bearcats are 25.5-point favorites.

Spot on. Sometimes I can't believe how good these lines are.

[daveh]

The announcers last night said CJC has 8 players who averaged over 80% from the FT line and 2 more who averaged over75%

we all know how bad the cats have been on FTs - hopefully, this will really help this year, as they get into some close, league slugfests.

[KevMan1976]

Any word on Hastings?

[sedz]

1.07 points per possession to open the season. Rough shooting night, barely 50% at the rim and under 30% from three. Some of that is expected. Riley and Fleming have been poor rim finishers in their careers, and they combined to go 5 for 12. Something that will be a problem against better opponents. But I'll take 36 rim looks against only 6 midrange shots! Defense was great. 15 steals and 78% DReb.

Collins was our best player with 6.3 net points. Fleming just behind with 6.0. Iweze was third best with 5.8 net points on a game high 16.6 DBPM. Tejada, Mahaffey, and Elamin also had positive net points.

Lyles and Hastings posted negative 2 net points each in limited minutes, combining for 4 turnovers in 9 minutes. Colvin and Perryman were next worst, going a combined 1 for 8 from the field. Riley, Carson, and Allenspach also had negative net points.

11 guys played 13+ minutes. I imagine Green Bay will be more of the same. But it will be interesting to see what the rotation looks like against Minnesota.