I’ve been a fairly harsh critic of Kalu since his arrival to UTEP. His defense has always been solid but he’s been severely limited on the offensive end of the count. However, this year he’s developed a nice 7-8 foot baby hook, which has been pretty reliable, free throw shooting is better (aside from tonight), and he is definitely running the floor well to get those thunderous alley oops. He’s also playing with more energy, or heart, or whatever.
That’s a good description. Not that it matters but the Miners went on a 12-1 run and then another 8-0 run just after. They put together a solid final quarter of the game…minus some shoddy offensive possessions down the stretch.
I think it depends on the matchup. Neither NMSU or FIU are great outside shooting teams, so Golding had the defense hedge under the screen. Meaning there is more opportunities for open shots outside. I'm not sure if that is the correct approach against a team like Liberty.
