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[jonesy5960]

Better defense - check
Better rebounding - check
Better shooting - check

Great game from the bench. Nunge was great again and all of the backups played solid. One turnover in all those minutes!! Aside from Garza the starters really struggled. 18 points and 7 rebounds combined for all 4 starters. I have no idea what Frederick was doing out there at all. He's obviously not 100% and there were better options behind him. I'm a Fran fan but that was a brain fart right there.

 

[HawkeyeInCentralIowa]

Joe T played very well. He made seem gorgeous feed to PMac.

 

[jonesy5960]

Joe T played very well. He made seem gorgeous feed to PMac.

His best game this year.

 

[NevadaHawk]

The bench is the reason we won tonight. Nice to see Luka get a win over Sparty.

 

[Hawk_4shur]

The 2's showed their worth tonight. The 1's better get it in gear if they want to stay 1's.

 

[jonesy5960]

The 2's showed their worth tonight. The 1's better get it in gear if they want to stay 1's.

Defensively there's really no comparison and that's been the case all year. When Jbo struggles to score like he has the past few games, the second unit with Garza as the lone starter in the game has performed better all around given the defensive intensity and physicality that they bring.

 

[HawkRugged17]

Bench playing a lot today vs Indiana ... doing well.

 

[HawkRugged17]

Good defense by bench ... offense ...

 

[Aleksei]

I hope those who wanted more playing time for the untested bench players got what they wanted in the first half, blowing a lead.

 

[ZumaHawk]

I hope those who wanted more playing time for the untested bench players got what they wanted in the first half, blowing a lead.

I’m cheering for all of the Hawks but you are right! Goes to show what half this forum knows!
Let’s finish this Hawks!!!!!!

 

[silasstarr]

I hope those who wanted more playing time for the untested bench players got what they wanted in the first half, blowing a lead.

Garza not playing makes the difference not the bench players.

 

[ZumaHawk]

Garza does make a difference but the bench players were 0 for 10 in the first half!

 

[win1forthe]

Garza does make a difference but the bench players were 0 for 10 in the first half!

Don’t know what’s worse...0-10 or watching the starting guards play defense when they feel like it. Such is the

 

[SotaHawk87]

0-12 for the game 2 assists 4 turnovers.. horrible

 

[HawkRose]

I disagree with this. I want the bench intermingled. Playing them all at the same time in last 2 minutes was dumb. Frans hockey line changes are awful.

I want to see the quick guards mixed in with weezy and Garza where they can concentrate on penetration and defense. Fran forces them into lineups where they don’t have a viable shooter.