Season a Success?

Overall--B They exceeded a lot of peoples expectations however I think we all saw that when they played hard they were the best team in the WAC and should have won a few more games.

Big Men--D Demarshay was a huge disappointment for me I expected 12-15 pts and 8-10 boards a game, there were games I thought he was still ineligible meaning I did not even notice he was playing. McGee improved a lot from last year but I think we all disappointed because we know he could be sooooo much better. IF and that is a huge Steak dinner if he comes back, he will need mature or he will bring the team down. Ellis and LaGrone did a ok job in their roles. LaGrone needs to improve his skills so he can go from 5 min a game to 15-20 min otherwise we will need a lot of help underneath next year. Fox may want to find a big fat 6'7 JC guy who can board. Cook played well late in the season and will be a good player for us next year.

Wings-A- Kemp had a nice year. He meshed well with the young guards and never complained (at least that I noticed) when they missed him when he was open or when they made dumb freshman mistakes. He stopped forcing shots and you did not see the "I am gonna get mine attitude," he had at the end of last season. Without playing a lot of min last year Fields had a good Sophomore season. He is a good defender who has a scorers mentality, he was a little inconsistent but that is what happens when you are as thin as he is. He needs to put on some weight especially muscle. The weight room needs to be his number 1 priority. Kraemer (he is a Sophomore)..will help us a lot next year. He defends well and is solid with the ball and can really shoot it.

Point Guards--A- Armon was for a freshman-fantastic. He is the total Package but like Fields he needs to put on weight to continue to get better and the weight room needs to be his #1 priority as well. Burlesson along with Demarshay was disappointing but he is a great defender. He needs to get more aggressive on offense. He plays like he is scared.

Coaching--B and a F I give two grades for the coach because I think Fox is a great recruiter and for the most part does a nice job of managing games. There is no arguing about his record.

I give him an F because and I understand why (he doesn't want to lose him to the NBA) he did not coach McGee late in the season. I also give him an F because in the last two games in the biggest defensive series we played zone. We are not a zone team and although it was a great adjustment last night, when the game is on the line you go with what you do best and what you have done all season an. I also give him an F for never having an out of bounds (side or underneath) that they score out of. He is missing 4-8 points a game by not having an out of bounds play.