Well, that game was certainly a character-builder. Down by 18 in the first half? No problem!
Remember a couple of years ago, when the problem was holding on to a 20-point lead?
But on a serious note, depth is becoming a problem... We only had three guys coming off the bench-- Richardson, Ingram, and White-- and they combined for only FOUR points. Adgei and Rajala got a DNP, and Smith isn't eligible until next game (will probably be tentative or rusty playing his first D1 game). Knuth would have been a big lift, and I'm surprised Adgei didn't get any minutes because I think a long and quick forward would have been important to drive a wedge in their inside-out game.
Holding Toledo under 70 points is difficult to do (they came in averaging 98 per game), and they were on pace for 78 at halftime. When they score less than 70, they're very beatable.
I was a bit surprised that Navigato wasn't used more on offense (only three shots on goal in 28 minutes?!??!). When I saw him in the IHSA semifinals, he was most of Geneva's offense. He has the Geneva school records for scoring, assists, steals, blocked shots and 3-pointers.
This was a quality win against a team that will probably win 18-20 games and finish in the top half of the MAC. If Boothe (55 points in his last two games) keeps playing like that, they're going to make a run at the title. Hope we learned to not let the previous game hangover last too long, and to make sure we control tempo and the style of the game to our benefit.
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