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mkaufman1

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GIVING DAY 2023
Yeah, not worried about it at all. One game doesn’t make or break anything.
 

Patriotsince81

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Spain in the round of 16. Played the first 8:30 of the first quarter.

5 points on 2 - 2 shooting (1 - 1 from 3)
1 steal

Have to head out for the day unfortunately.
 

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Final score Spain 86 - Aus 73
According to the box score Jones played 31:12 which begs the question why were his minutes limited in previous games? Saving him for when it really counted?
10 points on 4 - 7 (2 - 4) shooting.
3 reb
2 assists
1 steal
3 to
+/- of -9
 

FreeGunston12

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Final score Spain 86 - Aus 73
According to the box score Jones played 31:12 which begs the question why were his minutes limited in previous games? Saving him for when it really counted?
10 points on 4 - 7 (2 - 4) shooting.
3 reb
2 assists
1 steal
3 to
+/- of -9
I caught the 2nd half. No real insight, but my guess would be that Spain seemed to be a little leaner and quicker. Jones looked a little more comfortable on the perimeter than the other Aussie bigs. He was also used in the press (looked like a full court man to man) on the inbounder a lot.
 

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I caught the 2nd half. No real insight, but my guess would be that Spain seemed to be a little leaner and quicker. Jones looked a little more comfortable on the perimeter than the other Aussie bigs. He was also used in the press (looked like a full court man to man) on the inbounder a lot.
To be blunt the Aussie team just isn't that good. There are one or two selfish players who seem to have a me first attitude. There have been times when Blake has been wide open for a 3 and the guard will penetrate and chuck it up rather than find the open man. Defensively today Blake was put at the top of the zone and/or press which greatly limited his chances to grab rebounds. Don't get me wrong, he needs to get stronger and play with an FU attitude. But, the tools are there. It's going to take some time and confidence for him to bloom, but when it all clicks he has the chance to be special.
 

Mason2005

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To be blunt the Aussie team just isn't that good. There are one or two selfish players who seem to have a me first attitude. There have been times when Blake has been wide open for a 3 and the guard will penetrate and chuck it up rather than find the open man. Defensively today Blake was put at the top of the zone and/or press which greatly limited his chances to grab rebounds. Don't get me wrong, he needs to get stronger and play with an FU attitude. But, the tools are there. It's going to take some time and confidence for him to bloom, but when it all clicks he has the chance to be special.
You're not the only one who thought the Aussie team sucked.
 

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gmujim92

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To be blunt the Aussie team just isn't that good. There are one or two selfish players who seem to have a me first attitude. There have been times when Blake has been wide open for a 3 and the guard will penetrate and chuck it up rather than find the open man. Defensively today Blake was put at the top of the zone and/or press which greatly limited his chances to grab rebounds. Don't get me wrong, he needs to get stronger and play with an FU attitude. But, the tools are there. It's going to take some time and confidence for him to bloom, but when it all clicks he has the chance to be special.
As an A-10 school that’s all you can ask for. It’s up to Blake and the staff to get him to his ceiling, which at least on the college level seems to be pretty high.
 

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FYI..... Australia plays Puerto Rico at 4:30AM EST on Friday the 9th. That's one I'll probably miss.
 

GMUgemini

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So it sounds to me like Jones is going to be a bit more like Vlad? And if he develops here will probably be a small forward type? Mbaye more of the physical stretch 4 type?
 

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I didn't watch due to the early hour but a quick check of the box score shows that in Australia's 95 - 52 win over Puerto Rico our guy Blake produced the following in 17:54

4 points on 2 - 5 shooting (0 - 1 from 3)
3 reb
0 assists
1 steal
1 to
+/- of +7
 

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Result from Saturday. Australia 89 - Latvia 44.
Jones played 20:54.
0 points on 0 - 6 (0 - 2) shooting
6 rebonds
6 assists (Love this)
1 to
+5
 

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Final stats for Blake for the 7 games.

2 Pt FG 8 - 23 (34.7%)
3 Pt FG. 4 - 18 (22.2%)
Overall FG 12 - 41 (29.2%)
FT 3 - 6 (50%)
Reb. 27 total (3.85 per game)
Assists 14 total (2 per game)
TO 10 total (1.42 per game)
 
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