December 6, 2015
DePaul (3-2) at Ohio (5-1)
DePaul is rated 85 OVR (84 off/87 def/85 sht/83 reb). Again we would appear to have a big edge on the boards, and we actually grade out well in shooting as well.
DePaul has a win over the same Wyoming team we beat. Losses to #18 Wisconsin and on the road at Missouri, both by only 1 point.
According to our scout, DePaul presses after every basket and uses tight pressure. This is something that can give us a lot of trouble.
Scouting
PG Rob Franklin – SR – 82 OVR – 93 speed/88 quickness. 89 defense which is spectacular for my level. 86 close/72 med/74 3. 87 off the dribble, one of the highest i've seen. 83 handling/87 passing. 11 ppg/5.4 rpg(!!)/4.4 apg so far.
SG Clement Hamilton – JR – 79 OVR – 88 speed/87 quickness/89 defense/85 steals... that's rough. That will be made very rough by the fact that they play tight defense. 83 close/79 med/79 3/82 off the dribble. Hamilton is actually a natural PG and is a great handler and passer too. 8.6 ppg.
SF Aloysius Cobb – SR – 84 OVR – 6'5 and talented as hell. 88 speed/87 quickness. 84 defense. 89 close/83 med/72 from 3. 77 off the dribble/80 in traffic, 74 clutch which is quite good. 83 defensive awareness is spectacular. Good rebounder and post player for a SF, good hands and passer for a SF. 10.2 ppg/5.4 rpg so far this year.
PF CJ Augustine – SR – 80 OVR – 6'9”. 85 orb/80 drb, quite solid though our starters rebound better. 91 post offense/91 close/88 in traffic. 73 off the dribble. Looks like an offensive wizard in the paint. 75 post defense/80 blocked shot rating. Through 5 games he's averaging 22.2 ppg/7.4 rpg.
C Hilton Dieng – SO – 67 OVR – 6'10” so he has some decent size to him. 71 orb/83 drb, not bad really. 78 defensive awareness, super high. 73 post off/71 post def. 80 close/78 in traffic. 72 blocked shot rating(C+). Dieng looks like a fair player who isn't a big scorer. 5.2 ppg/4.2 rpg so far this year.
Handling their pressure will be the toughest thing for us today. If we can do that we can hang with these guys. They have decent depth. Most of their backups are rated around the same as our backups so there is a big dropoff past those top 4 starters.
Half
| Time
| OHIO
| DEP
| Notes
|
1
| 13:10
| 14
| 8
| We score the first 8 points of the game, Murphy hits 2 threes and we're off. We are playing pretty well here, the pressure defense hasn't hurt us much so far, their speed is a factor though, their guards have 3 layups for 6 of their 8 points. Backups are in.
|
1
| 12:00
| 16
| 8
| We pick up two quick reach in fouls and are up to 6 total now. They'll be shooting the rest of the way. A bit early for that shit.
|
1
| 11:00
| 18
| 14
| Garcia has 3 quick fouls. We have 8 as a team now. We've turned it over in the backcourt twice in the last two minutes too... Snowden making his first appearance in a game I've played, Garcia sits.
|
1
| 8:05
| 25
| 18
| We turn it over once again and they cut it to 2, 18-16. We settle down from there and get Grundy a bucket, Keller a bucket and Santiago hits a 3. Timeout DePaul.
|
1
| 5:40
| 25
| 24
| Another turnover in the backcourt, a couple missed shots and they are on a 6-0 run to cut it back down to 1. I call a timeout to get my starters back into the game.
|
1
| 4:05
| 29
| 26
| The rarely called charge gives Lufkin his 3rd foul of the half. I bring in Snowden to finish off the half. Ugh.
|
1
| 3:30
| 29
| 31
| 5 in a row for DePaul and they take the lead.
|
1
| 3:20
| 29
| 32
| CRAP. I had set Lufkin to come out but he actually hadn't yet. He just picked up his 4th foul. Big blunder on my part, I thought I had already pulled him.
|
1
| 2:20
| 29
| 37
| They're on an 11-0 run in 1:40 now. I put Santiago in at SF, and a call a timeout.
|
| HALF
| 36
| 41
| I get Watson a couple looks inside to stop their run. Both teams are shooting 45% from the floor. They are 9-10 from the line, we are 5-5. Turnovers are big, we have 8 and have only forced 4. They're getting easy looks off most of them as most of them came in the backcourt against their press.
Their talented SG, Hamilton, has 13 points. Cobb 9, Franklin 7, their backcourt is owning us. Its mostly on the drive as well. On our end, Watson has 8, Lufkin, Murphy and Santiago all have 6.
Lufkin has 4 fouls, Garcia 3. Watson has 2. I'm going to start Lamkin at SG, Santiago SF.
|
2
| 17:11
| 39
| 49
| We score the first shot fo the half, a 3 by Santiago. After that they answer with a 3, get a 3 point play, and get a layup after a steal... rough start.
|
2
| 12:55
| 43
| 54
| They went on a 13-0 run before we finally stopped them. Backups are in. Garcia at SG w/ 3 fouls, Lufkin at SF with 4. If one fouls out I'll have to go deeper on my bench, but that weakens me so much I'd rather risk it.
|
2
| 6:50
| 50
| 65
| We're getting killed here, closest we got it in that stretch was 11. Starters are back in.
|
2
| 3:35
| 56
| 65
| Defense playing well, offense is impossible. Santiago can't hit, we can't drive on them, our big men cannot make a shot, we can't make free trhows... We somehow manage 6 points anyway(3-6 at the line and a 3) to cut it to 9.
|
2
| 2:30
| 56
| 65
| Seriously, Watson has EIGHT offensive rebounds. EIGHT. He has 2 second chance points.
|
2
| 2:10
| 59
| 67
| I bring Grundy in for Bright the rest of the way. Watson is cleaning up the glass. But if we're going to have a scoring option inside, Bright sure as shit isn't it. Grundy might be.
|
2
| 0:48
| 61
| 69
| We miss a jumper. Watson with the rebound. I put it back up, I don't know why. It rims out. Watson gets it again. He kicks it out to Murphy for an open shot, who misses. Watson gets it again. He kicks it to Santiago who misses. Their ball. That's probably the moment where our chances of winning hit 0.
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I have never picked up offensive rebounds like I did today. And have never shot so poorly. Sad.
DePaul 73
Ohio 63
Their SG, Hamilton, killed us. 23 points. Augustine 15 points/11 boards, Cobb and Franklin with 11 each. Their top 4 guys were simply more talented than anyone we have, and it showed in the end.
Murphy: 7 points
Lamkin: 5 points
Lufkin: 8 points
Bright: 3 points/11 boards
Watson: 10 points/21 boards
Santiago: 18 points (7-13 shooting, 3-13 from 3, though 4 of those were in total desparation in the final minute... 3-9 otherwise).
Watson was 3-12. Lufkin 4-10. Lamkin 2-9, Murphy 2-5. We shoot 33% from the field as a team. Ouch!
Now a big part of this is DePaul's defense, don't get me wrong, I know that. But still, ouch! We had 16 offensive rebounds and 4 second chance points today according to the stat sheet.