Bellarmine (Exhibition)

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Chad did you think Caupain looked explosive attacking from wings? Why was Clark out on perimeter yesterday and pushing break off rebound?
 
Bulldog01 said:
Chad did you think Caupain looked explosive attacking from wings? Why was Clark out on perimeter yesterday and pushing break off rebound?
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Troy is always more explosive when playing downhill. From the wing and the top of the key. One of the things I liked about Gary from the first time I scouted him as a sophomore in high school was his ability to grab a rebound and push tempo.

That doesn't make Troy a 2 or Gary a 3. Good try, but another swing and miss...
 
I just love the versatility of this team. I don't care how you label Clark, he's solid enough to be successful in a lot of areas. I like his ball handling, but his decision making is why I trust him to push the ball up the floor. He doesn't force it. He had a play yesterday where he could've attacked, but instead elected to pull it out and start the offense. High IQ play. Our team is full of guys who are instinctual and smart basketball players. You can teach a scheme all day long, but at the end of the day, it will only be successful if the players are naturally astute enough to implement it on the floor. And our guys are starting to make it look easier and easier. True team basketball and repetition are the keys.
 
Chad Brendel said:
Troy is always more explosive when playing downhill. From the wing and the top of the key. One of the things I liked about Gary from the first time I scouted him as a sophomore in high school was his ability to grab a rebound and push tempo.

That doesn't make Troy a 2 or Gary a 3. Good try, but another swing and miss...
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Smh. Didn't you say Clark never pushed ball in high school? Who talking about position? What coach or advanced scout do that? I'm putting you in positions on court where your going be most successful. AD 6'11 and push Break in nba does that make him a PG? I want my bigs to be able handle and shoot from perimeter.
 
Bulldog01 said:
Smh. Didn't you say Clark never pushed ball in high school? Who talking about position? What coach or advanced scout do that? I'm putting you in positions on court where your going be most successful. AD 6'11 and push Break in nba does that make him a PG? I want my bigs to be able handle and shoot from perimeter.
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Why would I say Clark never pushed off a defensive rebound if it was literally the first thing I liked about him? How does that make any sense???
 
Chad Brendel said:
Can you please show me where I said Clark couldn't push the ball off the defensive glass? I know it has never happened, so.....
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I would tell you to search for yourself but you clearly aren't too good at finding information that can be found with a 2 second google search...LOL #benchpoints #boxscoresareongobearcats.com
 
Bearcat_NTS said:
I would tell you to search for yourself but you clearly aren't too good at finding information that can be found with a 2 second google search...LOL #benchpoints #boxscoresareongobearcats.com
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Was that you I blocked on Twitter today? Awesome call by me. #byebye
 
Knightmoves said:
I would not put much stock in the UofL v. Bellarmine result. Davenport made little effort at winning or even playing a close game against Pitino. I suspect that he will play more of a realistic player rotation against UC. Look for a relatively close game. I wouldn't be surprised if UC has to pull one out in the end.

Here's the straight scoop on Bellarmine: The front line is very long for any college basketball team, D1 or D2: Likely lineup (although Davenport may not start his regular season starters): (1) Davis 5'10", (2) Troutman 6'5", (3) Derksen 6'9", (4) Suggs 6'10", and (5) Kolo 6'10".

Although long, the front line in not strong. Kolo is solid at 240lbs, and will not be easily pushed around. Suggs and Derksen are finesse players and will have trouble standing their ground against the big, strong UC players. Suggs and Derksen, however, are highly skilled players with the ball, who can shoot and slash. Derksen is a particularly gifted offensive player (he had 20 pts against UofL in 23 minutes). Suggs is a very good spot up 3 shooter, although he had a bad shooting game against Louisville. Suggs had 15 pts, 5 assists and 5 blocks against UC two years ago. All three big guys are a threat to hit a three pointer. Probably the big difference between Bellarmine and a typical D2 team, like GVSU, is that Bellarmine is capable of playing very solid interior defense, assuming they can keep their big guys out of foul trouble.

Troutman at the 2 is a very good player with a D1 body. Stat stuffer, he will contribute in every area. The question, like this time last year, for Bellarmine is the point position. Davis is a Juco xfer with a great deal of physical tools, but is unproven on this level.

Where Bellarmine cannot hang with UC will be when they go to their bench. It is inexperienced and lacks the size and strength to compete with UC's rotation. If Davenport keeps the rotation down to 7 people, I would look for a relatively close game, less than 15 pts, if he is playing everybody, it will be more like 25.

Bottom line is that Bellarmine is very good, much better than Grand Valley. I think UC, however, has a very good team, probably better than Louisville, and will ultimately win this game but by a respectable spread.
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Your predictions were quite far off. Certainly don't mean to be negative in any way. The game was not close. Had it not been for UC subs and the Knights fighting hard and hustling the entire (out hustled UC), the game would have been a UC win by 35.
 

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