LaSalle game summary
Temple wins 70-65 @ LaSalle in their first away game.
Temple was again led by Nate Pierre-Louis (21 pt, 12 rb, 4 ast 33 min).
Rose was Temple's second-leading scorer (18 pt, 2 ast, 3 stl, 29 min.).
A major bright spot for Temple was a surprisingly strong game by RS Freshman PF Arashma Parks (7 pts, 5 rbs, 1 block, in 12 minutes).
The rest of Temple's players played B/B+ quality basketball, overall (32 pts, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks, & 6 steals in 126 min.).
Notably, Temple played without its top Center, Damion Moore. Not clear what his status is currently.
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The main upside of the game for Temple, other than NPL's third outrageous performance in a row, were that:
1) Temple's defense played quite well for the third game in a row, holding LaSalle to a FG% of only 0.375.
--On average, Temple has held their first 3 opponents to ~61 ppg.
2) Temple was not out-rebounded, for the first time this season.
3) Parks' performance substantially offset a very disappointing performance for Temple's PF and starting Center (Hamilton), suggesting that Parks may be able to bolster Temple's play at the Center position and thus become an impact player this season.
--If extrapolated for a "stats per minute," Parks' stats for game 3 would amount to 21.5 pts and 16.6 rebounds per 40 minutes of playing time.
--Put together, Parks and Hamilton's stats (in 26 minutes) would equate to a reasonable 14 pts and 9 rebounds per 40 min. of playing time.
--Few expected Parks to become a major contributor this season, so Temple's chances at a successful season are looking brighter in the wake of game 3.
4) DeVondre Perry played his third solid game in a row, on both ends, in 22 minutes of PT.
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The main problems/concerns with Temple's game included:
1) Hamilton's weak performance and his inconsistent play in games 1-3.
2) JP Moorman's second low scoring game in a row (3 points), given that Temple needs Moorman to average at least 10 ppg this season.
3) Monty Scott had a third disappointing performance in a row (3 pts, 3 rbs, 3 TO, 1 steal), given that he averaged 17 ppg before transferring to Temple.
4) PG Alani Moore (8 pts, 1 rb, 0 asts, 2 TO, 1 blk, 2 stl in 24 min.) and CG Josh Pierre-Louis (3 pts, 2 rb, 0 asts, 2 TO, 0 blk, 2 stl in 16 min.) had modest "B" level performances.
--Neither of the two players, who play some or all of their minutes at the PG position, had any assists, and both had 2 turnovers.
5) Temple's FG2% was only .400 (FG3%: 0.333).
6) Temple made an atypically high # of turnovers (15).
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Summary:
-Temple played it's third solid defensive game in a row, suggesting that the Owls' defensive play will be one of the team's main assets this season.
-Temple hit ony a modest % of their shots, for a 3rd time in a row, due in part to getting 0 assists from its PGs and only a subpar 12 assists for the game.
-Temple's two active freshman players contributed well, as a whole (10 pts, 6 rbs, 1 blk, 2 stl in 28 minutes). Both have shown capable defensive skills, and the two have played well enough, overall, to help compensate for deficits in playing time by 2 of Temple's returning players.
-While winning their first 3 games in a row against minor opponents, and winning their first away game, Temple's offense has sputtered at times, and key Temple players have had disappointing, lackluster, or inconsistent performances to date, the only striking exception being NPL.
-Keys to the season will be Temple's play at the Center, PF, and PG positions, where weaknesses have been most evident. Unless Monty Scott gets back on track, offensively, the team may struggle to win 20 games or compete in the post-season.
-The weaknesses in Temple's play thus far may be partially overcome if Temple's 3 freshmen (including Damian Dunn, an injured but potential impact player) play well enough to help compensate for the gaps in team play that have been identified thus far.
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2019 05:46 PM by jedclampett.)
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