apparently a head injury

The final score is nothing less than a tragedy. 
There is no way GW gets an at-large if the team cannot hit a second half ft, make an open three or guard a guy outside the arc after the other team swings the ball around the court. There is also time to correct all those issue before the Navy game. 
There is more talent than last season but there is also less on-court leadership (especially when Aranguren is out).
Witherspoon impressed and the Slovenian can be a real weapon. So there is reason for hope, but also room for concern.
The real test is how well the coaches use the film of tonight to fix things, their ability to do so will determine how hot their seats are...

Post Game Presser

GWAA being too emotional.  We played them even with Aranguren, lost without the guy who holds the team together. 

What I saw is a team that was big and physical enough to play with Georgetown (last year, they were bigger).  Our rebounding was really good, especially when Aranguren played.  Everyone chipped in.

We also do have problems with turnovers (though mostly cleaned that up in the second half) and outside shooting.  And let’s hope the FT shooting was first game jitters.

I think we will be as advertised - improved defense, inconsistent offense - but this team will look very different in 2 months than it does now. 

As for players:

- Lovro was a revelation. Really good all around.  Everything if hoped he’s be.  Can shoot, pass, rebound, and start the break.  Needs to be a little more aggressive with his defense.  If he keeps this up, he’ll he called Love-Ro.

- Aranguren looked like himself until the injury. It’s clear he settles the team down.  Our sets were better with him.

- Promis had a really good debut. Seemed to get down on on himself for missing those late FTs, but I don’t think anyone expected a true freshman to hang 14 on Georgetown almost all going hard to the basket.  Can’t remember when we last had a guard as fast as him.  The freshman turnovers will be an issue at time, and he needs to work on his shot, but you can’t help but be happy with how he looked.  He’ll be a factor.

- Dylan James did as expected.  He battled hard on defense, and was a high flyer throwing down the alley oop. What surprised me was his passing, with his interior dimes early on. He’ll do well in the A10, expecting a double figure scorer consistently without being a primary option. 

- Arcenaux also as advertised. Excellent defense on the wing.  Didn’t give us much on offense, but Im sure he’ll have better games.  Didn’t feel like he played much second half, for whatever reason.

- Witherspoon was also very positive.  Shot it well.  I suspect the games we struggle is when his shooting is off, but he looked big, physical, and skilled.  Very happy he is a Rev.  probably will be our leading scorer. I’ll also add the combo of Spoon and Arceneaux is long and athletic. They are going to overwhelm some teams with their defense. 

- Kossaras could be a good bench player, but seemed a bit raw. Rushed his shots and they were flat. The one he took his time had more arc and was a swish.  He seems to have defensive potential, but he seemed a step behind the Georgetown movement.  Needs work, but could be a good bench player.

- Vukovic had a game to forget. I’m hoping he hasn’t practiced much because of the ankle injury that kept him out last weekend, but he was slow and overmatched all game.  Didn’t rebound, didn’t do too much on D besides be big, and wasn’t an offensive factor. There were a few times where he had a smaller guy pinned down low and we didn’t give him the ball. Need to better recognize those situations.   I know he’s a better player than what he showed tonight. 

- Frost is there to be a shooter, but went 0-4 tonight. Probably rushing in his first game for us.  Was a little overmatched defensively too. Wouldn’t shock me if he comes out and hits 4 or 5 threes in one of our first couple games despite his game today. 

- Phillips also here to hit threes, but he was 0-3 - though late in second half he had two good looks go in an out. You can tell, though, it’ll be hard for him to defend against some matchups, though he seemed like a smart player who hustles.

- Rougier-Roane didn’t play much but he did have one nice rebound in traffic. 

- I don’t remember Malachi playing, but box score gives him an assist. 

All in all, we have some quality players and the team should figure out its identity over the next two months, while beating up on some smaller teams while we figure it out.  The challenge will be against the good majors who try to keep us out of the paint because im sure the scouting report will be to make us settle for threes.

Lot's of positives!  Really liked the mix of maturity (although could've done without the momentum killing taunting T,) and the raw energy of rookie Promis.  Was interesting to see his workout videos in high school and that he has an older brother named Gift who helped train him.  He appears to be in great shape.

Getting the negatives out of the way:  First inbounds play after timeout...turnover.  Foul shooting...awful.  We've seen this before.  Yes, nerves can play a role, as well as spiraling loss of confidence. Would love to know how CC addresses this.  There are ways to fix it, or at least improve it.  Nerves also played a role in Ryders and Andrews misses from 3 evidenced by all of them being adrenaline induced long.

Glad CC played with the various rotations showing there's a lot to be optimistic about.  This is a very very good team.  GO REVS!  (Less Patsos more Pops!)

 

Free Quebec wrote:

GWAA being too emotional.  We played them even with Aranguren, lost without the guy who holds the team together. 

What I saw is a team that was big and physical enough to play with Georgetown (last year, they were bigger).  Our rebounding was really good, especially when Aranguren played.  Everyone chipped in.

We also do have problems with turnovers (though mostly cleaned that up in the second half) and outside shooting.  And let’s hope the FT shooting was first game jitters.

I think we will be as advertised - improved defense, inconsistent offense - but this team will look very different in 2 months than it does now. 

As for players:

- Lovro was a revelation. Really good all around.  Everything if hoped he’s be.  Can shoot, pass, rebound, and start the break.  Needs to be a little more aggressive with his defense.  If he keeps this up, he’ll he called Love-Ro.

- Aranguren looked like himself until the injury. It’s clear he settles the team down.  Our sets were better with him.

- Promis had a really good debut. Seemed to get down on on himself for missing those late FTs, but I don’t think anyone expected a true freshman to hang 14 on Georgetown almost all going hard to the basket.  Can’t remember when we last had a guard as fast as him.  The freshman turnovers will be an issue at time, and he needs to work on his shot, but you can’t help but be happy with how he looked.  He’ll be a factor.

- Dylan James did as expected.  He battled hard on defense, and was a high flyer throwing down the alley oop. What surprised me was his passing, with his interior dimes early on. He’ll do well in the A10, expecting a double figure scorer consistently without being a primary option. 

- Arcenaux also as advertised. Excellent defense on the wing.  Didn’t give us much on offense, but Im sure he’ll have better games.  Didn’t feel like he played much second half, for whatever reason.

- Witherspoon was also very positive.  Shot it well.  I suspect the games we struggle is when his shooting is off, but he looked big, physical, and skilled.  Very happy he is a Rev.  probably will be our leading scorer. I’ll also add the combo of Spoon and Arceneaux is long and athletic. They are going to overwhelm some teams with their defense. 

- Kossaras could be a good bench player, but seemed a bit raw. Rushed his shots and they were flat. The one he took his time had more arc and was a swish.  He seems to have defensive potential, but he seemed a step behind the Georgetown movement.  Needs work, but could be a good bench player.

- Vukovic had a game to forget. I’m hoping he hasn’t practiced much because of the ankle injury that kept him out last weekend, but he was slow and overmatched all game.  Didn’t rebound, didn’t do too much on D besides be big, and wasn’t an offensive factor. There were a few times where he had a smaller guy pinned down low and we didn’t give him the ball. Need to better recognize those situations.   I know he’s a better player than what he showed tonight. 

- Frost is there to be a shooter, but went 0-4 tonight. Probably rushing in his first game for us.  Was a little overmatched defensively too. Wouldn’t shock me if he comes out and hits 4 or 5 threes in one of our first couple games despite his game today. 

- Phillips also here to hit threes, but he was 0-3 - though late in second half he had two good looks go in an out. You can tell, though, it’ll be hard for him to defend against some matchups, though he seemed like a smart player who hustles.

- Rougier-Roane didn’t play much but he did have one nice rebound in traffic. 

- I don’t remember Malachi playing, but box score gives him an assist. 

All in all, we have some quality players and the team should figure out its identity over the next two months, while beating up on some smaller teams while we figure it out.  The challenge will be against the good majors who try to keep us out of the paint because im sure the scouting report will be to make us settle for threes.

Really good analysis, appreciated. DMV too