January 31, 2009

Recap: San Diego @ Gonzaga



Final Score:Gonzaga 64 San Diego 47

Box Score Snapshot
Scorer: Austin Daye 17 Points
Rebounder: Josh Heytvelt 9 Boards
Passer: Jeremy Pargo 3 Assists
Swatter: Austin Daye 2 Blocks
Theif: Jeremy Pargo 4 Steals

Game MVP:Austin Daye
17 Points, 8 Boards, and 2 Blocks
Daye has been much improved over the last month. 17 Points per, 8.8 Boards per, and 2.7 Blocks per. Nice clip for a Sophomore. Either way, he needs at least another season at Gonzaga to add some more muscle to his wafer thin frame.


Team Comparison: Zags/Toreros
Points: 64/47
assist to turnover ratio: 0.62/0.69
Rebounds: 39/22
Shooting Percentage: 42%/33%
3pt Percentage: 36%/36%

Notes from the sideline:
-Sloppy! The Zags looked ugly out there, lots of turnovers, not enough people distributing the ball. Lots of bad jumpers and threes.
-Pargo looked better, but still nowhere near the level i expect out of a supposed 1st round NBA prospect.
-Heytvelt looks like hes lost. At times he shows that passion and energy that made him so good a couple seasons back, but really its only in bursts.

What it means for the future (Analysis):
I think we are in a holding pattern. I hope for the Zags sake this is just the team building and growing and trying to improve. But seriously its starting to look like the Zags are another 1 and done team. Sure we dominate the WCC, but seriously we need to make much deeper runs come march. I might be nitpicking, but i guess im just a little frustrated watching a team with this much talent look that lost on the court. God help us vs. Memphis on saturday.

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