Coach Sees Scrimmage Improvement
Coach Jim Boylen put the Utes through their second intrasquad scrimmage of the preseason today, splitting up to play five six-minute "quarters," plus a three-minute overtime, just about seven hours after a grueling early-morning workout.
The verdict?
"I did see some improvement," Boylen said. "But it's not where it needs to be."
Center Luke Nevill looked strong again, scoring 25 points (but grabbing only two rebounds) while making all 10 of his free throws in 17 minutes. His Red Team won the scrimmage 66-47, with forward Kim Tillie scoring 13 points and grabbing five rebounds.
Point guard Luka Drca was back in action after returning the other day from his sprained ankle, scoring four points with three assists, and a steal against two turnovers for the Red Team.
Freshman Jordan Cyphers led the White Team with 21 points, hitting three three-pointers as part of a 6-for-12 shooting performance mitigated only by his four turnovers. The White Team shot only 37.2 percent overall, though, compared to 67 percent for the Red Team.
"We've scrimmaged more this year than we ever have," Boylen said, "to play together more, to scrimmage more, more game situations, more end-of-game situations. ...We've done two of these now, and we didn't do any last year -- with the clock and stats and all that."
Boylen added that the Utes continue to emphasize defense, rebounding and running the floor -- three elements of the game that they believe will have the most impact on their season. And that's where the scrimmages help.
"It's one thing to have them in a practice situation, to monitor and chart them," Boylen said. "But in a game situation, it gets easier to see what's not going well, what we need to get better at, and tweak. Maybe parts of it are good and parts of it aren't. It's harder to see that in a practice situation, when you're starting and stopping."
The verdict?
"I did see some improvement," Boylen said. "But it's not where it needs to be."
Center Luke Nevill looked strong again, scoring 25 points (but grabbing only two rebounds) while making all 10 of his free throws in 17 minutes. His Red Team won the scrimmage 66-47, with forward Kim Tillie scoring 13 points and grabbing five rebounds.
Point guard Luka Drca was back in action after returning the other day from his sprained ankle, scoring four points with three assists, and a steal against two turnovers for the Red Team.
Freshman Jordan Cyphers led the White Team with 21 points, hitting three three-pointers as part of a 6-for-12 shooting performance mitigated only by his four turnovers. The White Team shot only 37.2 percent overall, though, compared to 67 percent for the Red Team.
"We've scrimmaged more this year than we ever have," Boylen said, "to play together more, to scrimmage more, more game situations, more end-of-game situations. ...We've done two of these now, and we didn't do any last year -- with the clock and stats and all that."
Boylen added that the Utes continue to emphasize defense, rebounding and running the floor -- three elements of the game that they believe will have the most impact on their season. And that's where the scrimmages help.
"It's one thing to have them in a practice situation, to monitor and chart them," Boylen said. "But in a game situation, it gets easier to see what's not going well, what we need to get better at, and tweak. Maybe parts of it are good and parts of it aren't. It's harder to see that in a practice situation, when you're starting and stopping."
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1 Comments:
Tavita with the starters--where will he get his minutes? He did look like a tough Defender.
Cyphers did look good--can create a shot. He will be a player next year & when he gains 20 pounds.
Luke only had 2 more rebounds than I did & I was in the 12th row.
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