Sidenote: Dixie, hands down, has the best music at its games. Not close.

The final score was about what I expected given Dixie being down 2 key starters, NCC being in mid-season form and Dixie still feeling their way post-BH.

 

I'm a little giddy coming away from the game. As stated earlier, Dixie played with great intensity in the first half... and could of, should of had the lead, but missed several point blank looks. In the second half Dixie was too worn out. I'll give some credit to NCC for dialing up their intensity, but Dixie was just out of gas... those bigs wear you down. Give Dixie their 2 missing starters (6'4 and 6'5) and take away 2 of NCC's starters and Dixie wins big.

 

Things that stood out to me tonight...

 

• Ken does not have his team conditioned. I had several parents, and a college coach tell me that after the game. This is something easily fixed.

 

• You need 2 big bodies to alternate on Drew McDonald all night long! The kid is a monster down low. Having our 6'5" muscular TE from football tonight to take turns with (long) Bolin would have helped.

 

• Mitch Bolin is a man! He battled HARD tonight and looks SO MUCH IMPROVED!

 

• Drew Moore would have been a nice defender to put on Weyer. Drew is quicker and more athletic than Weyer... he would have helped. (Weyer is super-duper good and I'm glad he is OK... his fall tonight looked really bad)

 

• Austin Schreck needs to shoot more... he started shooting later in the game after Rabe and Isbel were fouled out... and hitting his shots. He has to look to be more aggressive from the get-go early in the game. Dixie needs him.

 

• Pangallo and McDonald's (NBA) 2-man game was a thing of beauty. Dixie needs to go back to the drawing board and reconsider the defensive scheme they were playing next time they face NCC.

 

• Speaking of defensive theme... why, oh why didn't Dixie at least try to do what CovCath did twice (successfully) against NCC last year?? If you can face-guard Pangallo the whole game and deny him the ball, don't let him run the point, then you will beat NCC... simple as that.

Ennam and I are almost in lockstep on his points.

 

Moore on Weyer would have been fun.

Hedger banging down low would have helped.

 

At one point late in the first quarter I realized that I had not noticed Schreck doing anything. Getting to the point of him needing to get "the man" attitude.

Who would have been out of the lineup for Dixie if Moore and Hedger played? The young guard? Neihaus?

 

This fan should keep the lucky beard until the Breds loose. Just thinking it might be the thing to put them over the top this year.

The final score was about what I expected given Dixie being down 2 key starters, NCC being in mid-season form and Dixie still feeling their way post-BH.

 

I'm a little giddy coming away from the game. As stated earlier, Dixie played with great intensity in the first half... and could of, should of had the lead, but missed several point blank looks. In the second half Dixie was too worn out. I'll give some credit to NCC for dialing up their intensity, but Dixie was just out of gas... those bigs wear you down. Give Dixie their 2 missing starters (6'4 and 6'5) and take away 2 of NCC's starters and Dixie wins big.

 

Things that stood out to me tonight...

 

• Ken does not have his team conditioned. I had several parents, and a college coach tell me that after the game. This is something easily fixed.

 

• You need 2 big bodies to alternate on Drew McDonald all night long! The kid is a monster down low. Having our 6'5" muscular TE from football tonight to take turns with (long) Bolin would have helped.

 

• Mitch Bolin is a man! He battled HARD tonight and looks SO MUCH IMPROVED!

 

• Drew Moore would have been a nice defender to put on Weyer. Drew is quicker and more athletic than Weyer... he would have helped. (Weyer is super-duper good and I'm glad he is OK... his fall tonight looked really bad)

 

• Austin Schreck needs to shoot more... he started shooting later in the game after Rabe and Isbel were fouled out... and hitting his shots. He has to look to be more aggressive from the get-go early in the game. Dixie needs him.

 

• Pangallo and McDonald's (NBA) 2-man game was a thing of beauty. Dixie needs to go back to the drawing board and reconsider the defensive scheme they were playing next time they face NCC.

 

• Speaking of defensive theme... why, oh why didn't Dixie at least try to do what CovCath did twice (successfully) against NCC last year?? If you can face-guard Pangallo the whole game and deny him the ball, don't let him run the point, then you will beat NCC... simple as that.

You just got HAMMERED,,,accept it like a man..

 

Other pictures from the game tonight:

You just got HAMMERED,,,accept it like a man..

 

What didn't he accept? His points are all valid. Depth and size would have helped Dixie. Probably would not have helped them score a lot more but certainly on the D end.

Who would have been out of the lineup for Dixie if Moore and Hedger played? The young guard? Neihaus?

 

That would be my guess, although, I personally would not want both Hedge and Bolin in at the same time against a team like NCC with McDonald. He truly is a load down low and I would have alternated those 2 on him all night. They each would have given him a different look/style.

 

Ken with have flexibility on what combinations he starts.

 

When I say "missing 2 starters" I mean 2 kids that were both starting at the end of the year last year and playing significant minutes. We had several kids out there tonight playing significant minutes that normally wouldn't see the court.

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This fan should keep the lucky beard until the Breds loose. Just thinking it might be the thing to put them over the top this year.

 

It might go sooner than that.

Ennam and I are almost in lockstep on his points.

 

Moore on Weyer would have been fun.

Hedger banging down low would have helped.

 

At one point late in the first quarter I realized that I had not noticed Schreck doing anything. Getting to the point of him needing to get "the man" attitude.

So I gather from these points Dixie wins the next game with NCC, if there is one.

So I gather from these points Dixie wins the next game with NCC, if there is one.

 

Please. Stop.

 

Simple observations that made sense. Didn't say it would have changed who won. It PROBABLY would have changed the margin and made it a better game. Dixie still would have had trouble getting many more buckets.

 

NCC was the better team. They're #1 for a reason. Their big 3 are hard to handle.

 

Is that enough niceties?

Sidenote: Dixie, hands down, has the best music at its games. Not close.

Agreed.

This one only counted for two, but the crowd loved it.

 

 

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Very nice, indeed.

The final score was about what I expected given Dixie being down 2 key starters, NCC being in mid-season form and Dixie still feeling their way post-BH.

 

I'm a little giddy coming away from the game. As stated earlier, Dixie played with great intensity in the first half... and could of, should of had the lead, but missed several point blank looks. In the second half Dixie was too worn out. I'll give some credit to NCC for dialing up their intensity, but Dixie was just out of gas... those bigs wear you down. Give Dixie their 2 missing starters (6'4 and 6'5) and take away 2 of NCC's starters and Dixie wins big.

 

It would have been interesting had they been out there, do I think NewCath still wins, yes.