But he’s not starting.

But interesting observation: Erie uses the entire shot clock nearly every other possession.

Danny Green has hit all three of his attempts for seven points early.

Still no sign of Thabeet.

Cleveland/Erie’s Danny Green vs Dakota’s David Bell.
Danny Green 5 for 5 and 11 points; Bell for 4-for-4, all from 3, for 12 points.

But didn’t make it to the scorer’s table in time. Now he’s in.

Huge block on his first defensive position. Wow.

Perfect position, right under the hoop. Good entry pass. Gets it swatted by Danny Green. Well, this is probably what we should have expected.

Sets the pick, rolls, gets the pass, bobbles it, regains possession – passes it to a teammate who immediately gets a shot block violation.

Bryant picked up a foul attempting a steal on the entry pass.

Gotta look for the ball, big man.

Thabeet’s line: 1 for 2, 2 pts, 1 board, 1 block, 3:34 of playing time.
David Bell outshining him: 6 for 7, all from 3, for 18 points.
For Erie, UNC’s Danny Green has 11 points. Cedric Jackson has 6 assists. Both have played for Cleveland this season.

As unathletic as John Bryant looks, he’s knocked away two entry-passes from Thabeet. Gotta seal better.

Good screen, rolled, caught it and fouled on the shot attempt. Made 1 of 2 from the line.

Seriously, it was terrible.

He had one nice help defense block, but when they backing him down, Dakota sends a double-team to help.

I’d really like Thabeet to exert himself more on the boards. Way too passive when the ball is loose. He could probably double his rebounding output just by attempting to rebound the ball more often..

Guess I’ll have to find something else to focus on for awhile… Danny Green, I guess?

50-34, Dakota, at the time. Yuck.

About the only thing exciting right now.

Is terrible. Not only because it’s the worst quality in the league, but they play the same 3 local commercials throughout the whole game – an overhead door store, a haircutting place and a waterpark. If ever I’m in Erie, I’ll never go to any of them.

Thabeet was able to establish position and seal Bryant. Bryant tried to deny, but had to foul to do it. Dakota in the penalty – made 1 of 2 at the line.

Didn’t think I’d see that..

Time to wash my hands.

Thabeet finishes the first half with the following line: 11:19, 1-of-2 from the field and 2-of-4 from the line for 4 points to go along with 2 boards, 2 fouls, 2 turnovers, one huge block and an assist. Can’t say he’s been dominant or that he’s sucked. I’m okay with this.
Standout performer of the first quarter slowed down in the 2nd, but David Bell still goes into the half with 21 points including 6-of-7 from 3.
For Erie: Danny Green has 17, but had a pretty quiet second quarter; Mike Gansey has 10 off the bench and Cedric Jackson has still not scored but added an assist to finish with 7 in the half. John Bryant, Thabeet’s match-up, has 3 fouls, 4 boards and 2 points.

That’s neat.

Turnaround jumper from the right block. Surpisingly, he made it.

But it was negated because Cedric Jackson travelled before attempting the shot.

Thabeet forced Danny Green to alter his shot enough that he threw it straight over the backboard. Whoops.

And another one. One on the offensive end, one on the defensive end. Not exactly what he needed. 2 quick fouls picked up to put his total at 4 with about 40 seconds to go in the 3rd.