well, i finally got to see the BOWS play, and had the chance to call my first game of the year. The game was essentially a blow-out, but it was never completely in hand. The team played 20 minutes of inspired basketball, and 20 minutes of oops basketball. You will not win many games with 23 turnovers, but part of that was the press of Central Arkansas and part was Hiram sitting out most of the second half.

The team struggled somewhat with the press, but once it was broken scored fairly easily. There are clearly two zone busters on the team in Barnes and Johnson, and some depth at the point with Miles and Salter. There are two solid players upfront in Amis and Thomas, but i think this team will struggle against a team with frontcourt depth and talent.

One guy getting his first real minutes minutes showed some promise. Trevor Wiseman can be a player. Kurtz doesnt look much better than last year, although he lost 30 pounds and Joaquim is servicable at Center, but still too early to tell how effective he can be against an opponent his size.

As advertised, the team played hard. Gib played twelve guys in the first half alone. i cant remember Hawaii using 10 guys in a game, unless it was a blow-out either way. Credit the staff for having a complete roster and this will help as the season wears on and guys get tired or hurt.

This weds will be the 5th victory in a row. Arkansas Pine Bluff will be no competition. But then the team hits the road for two games, including a game against BYU in Salt Lake that will be very tough.