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****Miami vs. Jacksonville GAME THREAD****

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We’re gonna have a lot of games where getting to 60 is a massive struggle. But I gotta say, after last year it’s nice going into a season without a guy on the team I already know I actively hate watching play basketball.
 
Positive takeaways

- Shot 55% and dominated the paint

- Drew a ton of fouls and shot well (78%) at the line

- Chemistry seemed decent, even if guys were a little lost at times. 18 assists

- +15 on the glass. Udeh was a beast on the boards

- depth appears decent. I like what Marcus Allen did off the bench. Malovec and Altuntas look like they’ll contribute. Dante Allen had a rough start but I think he’ll settle in

Negatives

- 15 turnovers. Donaldson in particular was careless at times

- 3/14 shooting from 3. Yikes

- Gave up some easy buckets when being almost too aggressive on defense
 
I am not a basketball guy, but the center Udeh had 14 points and 14 boards in 22 minutes? That's a nice start to the season.
 
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It was a good home opening win against a team like Jacksonville.

Reneau looked like the best player on the court & appears to be our "Go get a bucket" guy. Slashing stretch 4 that plays with nice touch in the Mid/High-Post.

Liked what I saw from Udeh on the boards, he's aggressive on the glass, not quite the level of Omier, but gives similar effort attacking the boards.

Henderson looked special as Freshman, he's got all the tools to be a NBA player. Has to learn to get his feet under him on Defense to stay out of foul trouble, but he has everything needed to be a primary catalyst scorer.

I liked Tru Washington's on ball Defense, he's a smart player that can shoot & make plays off the dribble.

Tre Donaldson can be very good for us if he plays more in control. His shot selection will probably be a topic of discussion throughout the season. On one hand, you like for your Guard to have the confidence to put'em up without hesitation, on the other hand, bad shots always come back to haunt us in ACC play.

I liked what we got from the bench as well.

We appear to have more depth than last year's squad & obviously it's only 1 game, but it looks like Jai Lucas will play more than just 7 guys.

We'll see what the rotations look like after a few more games, but Malovec & the 2 Allens provide some good depth off the bench, particularly Marcus.

We shot well from the FT line, abysmal from 3 & overall were very efficient from the floor.

Dominated on the boards & in the paint offensively, but turned the ball over too much.

Perimeter backcourt Defense is gonna be tested as competition gets better & we play teams that shoot better from distance, but overall it was a very solid showing for a team that has never played together & a Coach in his first game as a HC.
 
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Ball movement against the 1-1-3
 
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