Griz @ EWU: first half notes
Alright, some running analysis and observations on the game in Cheney:
- There's no one there. Shocking. Lots of echoes. Sounds like a high school scrimmage.
- Flurry of threes to start out, including CET stopping and popping. Will be interesting to see his continued development as an offensive threat.
- Plenty of guard offense early.
- Hasquet off to a strong start with a pair of threes and some play in the post. Looking for some redemption after tough game against Portland State.
- Early on, Eagles have four offensive boards. Last game, when we won by 19, the Griz out-rebounded the Eagles 36-15.
- Score is 20-14 Griz with 8:00 left. Sloppy game so far. I don't want to bash on the Griz too much because there's been some solid play but I can't help but glance at the score and think "we're still winning, really?" Eagles are getting lots of rebounds and layups.
- Once again, our commercials are phenomenal. Please, get those out there more. I don't know what we paid for those but we could've paid a lot more and it still would've been worth it.
- Stads is great coming off picks. Love that play where he flies out of the left corner, catches and pops it at about the free throw line. Usually pretty early in the shot clock.
- Lots of points in the paint early. To be fair, I'm writing this after they just scored on the small D. Even so, if I had to guess, they have roughly 14 of their 20 points in the paint.
- Series of turnovers and EWU ties it at 22 after a 8-2 run.
- Strait a non-factor so far. Echoing what broadcaster said: hopefully not a repeat of Jordan vs. PSU.
- Official points in the paint: 18 off EWU's 22. Think he said we have 4.
- Qvale having a rough afternoon. 1-6 from the field right now.
- Griz don't get a good look at all on last possession of the half. Griz really need to work on scoring in situations like that.
- Poor showing from the big lineup so far. Getting killed on the boards and allowing a lot of points in the paint.
- EWU's AD is on at half time. If O'Day and Chaves somehow got in a fight, O'Day would pwn. Just sayin'.
- 26-24 as we head to the second.
