Because of ESPN+'s refusal to recognize my payment, I missed most of the first half and our best basketball. I was playing catchup the second half in identifying all the new players and even though I was expecting sloppy the team exceeded my expectations the start of the second half. Really liked what I saw of Tomlin and, of course, Colbert.
Another thing. I like the things Tang says ahd the phrases he employs. Little things like emphasizing two hands on the basketball -- no more of those one-handed lazy passes of Oscar's teams -- not playing the scoreboard in an exhibition, which was kind of aspirational last night, and just the whole focus on rebounding.
Obviously, the team and coaches have a lot of work to do. But I think the talent is there. One of the things I hoped for Tang's first recruiting class was a solid foundation for when the elite talent starts arriving next year. It appears that is the case.
