Immensely.
I don't have any problem with Kim English getting the boot in this one.. someone needed to have some fire, and it didn't seem to be the players.
Without further ado, here are five takeaways from LaSalle's vistory over George Mason.
- Mason only plays 7 deep, so seeing that two of those 7 were out (Oduro and Polite), it didn't take a rocket scientist to assume that there would be some odd lineups (Blake Buchannan anyone?).
- This offense really struggles without Josh Oduro, and while Schwartz might be the best player on Mason, he's seems to defer far more than I'd like to see. He seems like he can get wherever he wants on the court, and with Josh out, Mason could do a better job funneling the offense through him.
- I know he isn't a Josh Oduro replacement, but Malik Henry seems like a guy who should be able to play about 15-20 minutes a game (5-10 backing up Oduro, 5-10 next to Josh) as a guy who's only job is to run like his hair is on fire. He's terrific on the lob and amazing in transition.
- Cooper does a lot of things really well. He's a terrific defender (he draws more charging calls than anyone I can remember at Mason). He's amazing from deep. He's a good passer. He is not, however, a point guard. His handle is really rough, and it feels like he turns the ball over at least five times per game.
- I could go the rest of my life without hearing the LaSalle announcer yelling "pow" on 3 point shots.
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