(2018) G/F Damezi Anderson to Detroit Mercy

[johnsoniu]

Damezi has 8 in 3rd qtr. But taken about 4 bad shots in a row. Riley down one.

This is the first time I've seen them rattled in two years.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

End of 3: Riley 58, Memorial 52. Damezi Anderson 14

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

36 minutes ago, johnsoniu said:

They're playing like crap. Damezi included.

They've developed the annoying habit of going thru the motions in first halfs and then coming out and switching gears. Gonna bite em sooner or later.

Trevor Andershock had the same thing to say at the end of the 1st half - Hmm. Interesting, but not a shock.... here's where Riley excels... rested from game one, ready to blitz with depth final 16, if they follow the formula they've used lately.

[johnsoniu]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Trevor Andershock had the same thing to say at the end of the 1st half - Hmm. Interesting, but not a shock.... here's where Riley excels... rested from game one, ready to blitz with depth final 16, if they follow the formula they've used lately.

Yep, and its annoying as hell lol.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

SB Riley advances with a 75-68 win over Elkhart Memorial and will face Carmel next weekend.  Anderson with 18 or 19 pts. depending upon which twitter account you want to believe.  And in tonight's game, Damezi became the all-time St. Joseph County scoring leader.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Newspaper account credits him with 18 pts.

After a 3-of-15 shooting performance against Lake Central in Riley’s regional semifinal game, Anderson shot just 6-of-19 from the field against Memorial on Saturday night, not scoring until the second quarter.

But quietly, the IU-bound Anderson heated up just before the half, scoring six of Riley’s last eight second-quarter points.

Then, Anderson hit his first three shots of the third quarter, including two straight 3-pointers to put the Wildcats ahead again, 47-45, three minutes into the frame.

And when his shot started to falter again later in the third, he became the ultimate hustle player, attacking the basket and coming up with two blocks, a steal and four rebounds.

“You just have to play hard on every possession,” said Anderson. “Even if my shot’s not falling, I have to do other things. Rebound, set a screen for somebody, do whatever my teammates need so we can get the job done.”

https://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/high_school/basketball/riley-outlasts-elkhart-memorial-for-regional-basketball-title/article_dd4be547-db5e-5058-bdd5-99bf3bfa3a57.html

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

End of the 1st, Carmel leads SB Riley 19-12.  Damezi 2 pts. and 1 reb.   Carmel keeping the ball out of Damezi's hands.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

At the half Carmel leading  32-21.   Anderson 6 pts., 1 reb, 1 assist.

[HinnyHoosier]

Timeout Riley with 4:21 in the 3rd.

42-25 Carmel. Riley in no kind of rhythm and now with no focus on defense. Tough shooting game for Damezi thus far. Still with 6 points.


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[Hovadipo]

Riley getting run out of the gym. Looking fairly disinterested at this point. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

A bit disconcerting as Damezi didn't have a really strong regional performance even though Riley won and today he's been almost invisible.  In his defense, Carmel pretty much did the same thing to Keion Brooks last Saturday.

[Old Friend]

3 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

A bit disconcerting as Damezi didn't have a really strong regional performance even though Riley won and today he's been almost invisible.  In his defense, Carmel pretty much did the same thing to Keion Brooks last Saturday.

He stands around a lot.  Whether it's by design or not, I don't know; but he's not yet anywhere near active enough to be effective at the college level.

[AKHoosier]

Just 6 points today, would have liked to see him come up bigger today.

He'll be a good player for us in a few years, but he won't be ready next year.  He's billed as being a shooter but he doesn't seem to take great shots all the time.

I really hope we get Romeo + a grad transfer Sanford from Toledo or Taylor from Evansville.

[ebridges24]

granted it's a small sample size, but i'm not impressed. i'm really disappointed and i don't know how SBR is undefeated.

[Hovadipo]

10 minutes ago, Old Friend said:

He stands around a lot.  Whether it's by design or not, I don't know; but he's not yet anywhere near active enough to be effective at the college level.

I noticed that too. I watched one possession (I know, just one) where he parked at the elbow and literally didn’t move for about 15 seconds until a rebound came right to him and then he immediately stepped back and jacked up a fadeaway 3 that didn’t draw rim. 

Not drawing any conclusions based on that, but it wasn’t good. 

[IUfan_Charlie]

46 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I noticed that too. I watched one possession (I know, just one) where he parked at the elbow and literally didn’t move for about 15 seconds until a rebound came right to him and then he immediately stepped back and jacked up a fadeaway 3 that didn’t draw rim. 

Not drawing any conclusions based on that, but it wasn’t good. 

I've noticed his shooting mechanics aren't consistent either. Sometimes he barely even jumps when he shoots, sometime he has a more normal shot. 

[rebelhoosier848891]

Ouch—I thought Carmel would win but I at least thought it would be a good game...let’s get Damezi graduated and give him the Cook key card so he can get to work in the gym!


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[ap2345]

Reality is Anderson won't play much his freshman year. That is why we are looking at grad transfer shooters. 

[HoosierSadaseci]

Congrats on a great season, Damezi.

[HoosierSadaseci]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I noticed that too. I watched one possession (I know, just one) where he parked at the elbow and literally didn’t move for about 15 seconds until a rebound came right to him and then he immediately stepped back and jacked up a fadeaway 3 that didn’t draw rim. 

Not drawing any conclusions based on that, but it wasn’t good. 

And Romeo didn't appear to be playing defense today, all high school players, no matter how great they are, are not finished pieces of work, and still have much to work and improve on.