Expecting blowouts under DP is like me expecting my mom to not overcook the turkey this Thanksgiving. Throw some gravy on it and force the swallow. It always tastes better the next day on a sandwich though.
There have been a few in the DP era. But to expect a blowout early in the season without two guys who were probably going to feature heavily in the rotation (including your best player) is probably hubris. LIU didn't get blown out by URI and Clark didn't even play in that game. We were actually missing three players last night, but Dady is still a major work in progress, so not sure how many minutes he would have actually gotten.
Also, please don't tell me anyone wanted Oduro or Calixte guarding Flowers on the perimeter when LIU was going small and 5-out. Also, in a close game late, you're going to want your best FT shooters on the floor and I'd trust the guys out there last night to knock down their FTs over either Oduro or Calixte right now (Oduro's shot looks pretty good to me, though).
Also, yeah, Mar rattled out a lot of shots last night, but he didn't look not confident out there, in fact I'd say he looked pretty damned confident. One thing he does that I wish the other players would do move often is make really good choices off the ball about where to find space in the defense and present himself for a pass. He also made some good passes against LIU's zone in the first half that could have been assists if the shots fell. He also only took one bad shot the entire game (when the shot clock was winding down and he failed to notice until the last second). He's got to work harder on the glass. He's got to make more of the shots he does take, but with the way he's playing I don't have a problem giving him the minutes he's getting (especially if Calixte keeps getting over the back fouls and having to sit on the bench).
