MBB: Aggies (2-4) at Cal (4-2) 7 pm Tuesday 11/26 The shots right around halftime were very important. If my memory serves me (it was last night after-all) Manjon hit a three on our last possession before half to get it down to 11. Then Mooney hit the first bucket in the second half to get it down to 8. That six point swing definitely kept us in the game and gave us confidence and momentum. Without those, we could be talking about a mid 20 point blowout.
Yeah, Printup didn't get off the bench last night. Don't know if it was a matchup thing or injury/illness (though he did go through warm-ups without any problems) or if Les was just trying different combinations. As for the 3 point shooting, I think we know what we are going to get from Mooney and Gonzalez, some good games but also some clunkers. Honestly, I think this team is a mid BW team IF those two guys could just hit open 3's on a consistent basis (all else being equal). And with the emergence of Manjon and Pepper, both of whom I think will get better at the 3, we've got a good core. And one guy to watch out for is Gehrke. He's got a really nice looking shot (and hit a big one last night), so if the rest of his game comes around, he could be a very nice contributor once BW starts.