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3 Comments
Since I didn’t get to see the game, can someone tell me how well D. Riley played for real (I’m not sure I buy the Post-Standard story) and whether SU played real minutes without either Riley or Jackson on the floor, and if so how was the defense during that time?
There were no real minutes with neither on the floor.
It’s true that D-Riles came in during the middle of the first half for Rick and played quite a few minutes. Rick was playing great at the time, so it was clearly designed to make sure he got close to his normal amount of rest during the game. When Jimmy pulled Riley out of the game to get Rick back in there, it wasn’t to punish Riley for a mistake, it was just time to get Rick back in. So that was nice.
Riley had no obvious fuck-ups while he was in there. He made one really great pass for an assist under the basket. He hustled. He pretty much was not involved with the offense (if he received a pass he got rid of it ASAP, which is good), but he did get a couple dimes which makes me hopeful that he isn’t going to completely panic when the ball comes to him. He didn’t exactly box anyone out on either the offensive or defensive glass, but he was enthusiastic at trying to block shots and get his massive arms up in the air. Not all that effective (think Etan Thomas freshman year), but potentially disruptive against a team like Vermont. I’m not expecting that to work out well against the likes of Gonzaga.
SU only had one bad stretch — towards the end of the first half when we let Vermont sort of get back in it very briefly — and that lapse was NOT Riley’s fault. He was not in the game at all during that portion if I remember correctly.
Overall you have to give him a solid B-plus, if not A-minus, although that’s assuming a very low set of expectations going in.
He still makes me nervous as hell every minute that he’s in there.
Just to be clear: I’m psyched about Riley’s potential. I think he’ll be a major contributor for us in future years. It’s just a little too early for him right now.