Light flips on for heralded freshman
So, is it just me, or is backup forward Daniel Deane suddenly look like he knows what he's doing?
Yes, the freshman has enjoyed back-to-back strong games off the bench.
But it's more than just the numbers that Deane has posted - 10 points and four rebounds in a win at TCU, followed by seven points and three boards in the victory over Colorado State.
It's in the way he carries himself.
Deane moves with purpose, anymore, after having spent most of the season seeming to run around almost spastically - eager to play hard and perform well, but clearly confused about where to go when, and how to actually do it. It's like he finally got his mind around the system that coach Ray Giacoletti wants him to run (though the coach could probably do without the outside jump shots that Deane occasionally puts up).
He's not much of a talker, but Deane did say after the TCU game that he feels like he's "not a freshman anymore," meaning that he has enough experience that the former star recruit from Judge Memorial should be playing better.
The only downside now?
Deane has managed to foul out in less than 20 minutes of each of the last two games.
"Hopefully, we can get him to play a few more minutes before fouling out," Giacoletti said. "But you can't put a price tag on that energy."
Yes, the freshman has enjoyed back-to-back strong games off the bench.
But it's more than just the numbers that Deane has posted - 10 points and four rebounds in a win at TCU, followed by seven points and three boards in the victory over Colorado State.
It's in the way he carries himself.
Deane moves with purpose, anymore, after having spent most of the season seeming to run around almost spastically - eager to play hard and perform well, but clearly confused about where to go when, and how to actually do it. It's like he finally got his mind around the system that coach Ray Giacoletti wants him to run (though the coach could probably do without the outside jump shots that Deane occasionally puts up).
He's not much of a talker, but Deane did say after the TCU game that he feels like he's "not a freshman anymore," meaning that he has enough experience that the former star recruit from Judge Memorial should be playing better.
The only downside now?
Deane has managed to foul out in less than 20 minutes of each of the last two games.
"Hopefully, we can get him to play a few more minutes before fouling out," Giacoletti said. "But you can't put a price tag on that energy."
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