Just back from the game. It took us half a game before we had the confidence to realize we could play with K-State. Unfortunately, we do have personnel issues, some of which will resolve itself as players gain experience and some may be recruiting misses. As with last season, if GW wants to stay in games with the likes of K-State, playing such a horrible schedule does not help them do so. First the good...Hutchinson is a pleyer. He plays with confidence and now has his 3 point shot up to around 33% after a very slow start. He was definitely hurting that second half, Trainers were working on what I believe was his right calf. Hope it was cramping and not a muscle pull. Castros numbers were down, but he demonstrated he can play with bigger and stronger players than what he has faced so far. He is also a very hard worker. Christian Jones is a player who I think is going to get better and better as his confidence grows. Sadly, that was it for the good. As for the bad, Buchanan simply had an off game. He made bad decisions all night and appeared physically frustrated. Unlike Castro, Buchanan did not rise to the occasion against better competition. Also, although outside shooting was never a strength of his, I don't remember it being this bad last season. Trey Moss so far has brought very little to the table, and I question whether he can play against a higher level of competition. Same with Drumgoole, who I think brings more to the table than Moss but hardly a game changer. Bevins needs to be eased into the game...not sure he is ready to help these first couple of months. Not sure why coach left him in as long as he did. Autry was deadly from the three point line in warmups, then proceeded to shoot 0-4 for the game. He was visibly upset every time he was pulled from the game and was clearly frustrated. He could use a few ccs of confidence on the Court. I agree with Free, however that he should have played more. If we were going to claw our way back into the game, especially after they opened it back up over 10 after we made our second half run, then it would have had to been on the back of our 3 point shooting, and Autry has one of the better shots on the team. As for Hansen, he was in the game too long to have zero rebounds and he is too slow and not nearly strong enough to compete against a team with a bigger and faster front court and did not defend particularly well His game may play against the Browns or Colgates of the world, but not against K State and A-10 teams. Did the announcers say anything about Nessah? I am not sure I even saw him in the arena. Still, in the end, I think this loss may have made us a better team than the win against NJIT, Tomorrow we face Louisiana, who was no match very good and very deep Liberty, who would be my pick to win the tournament. Louisiana is smaller than we are but probably quicker. They can be preasured into making bad decisions. If we get past Louisiana, we are then likely looking at UAB or possibly McNeese. There was a nice GW contingent at the game.
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