10 Observations from Gonzaga’s win over Pepperdine

This game featured a lot of fun individual matchups. Pepperdine’s Maxwell Lewis and Houston Mallette presented worthy challenges for Gonzaga’s defenders, and it was fun to see them matched up against Julian Strawther, Hunter Sallis, Rasir Bolton, Malachi Smith and Anton Watson who each took turns. Per the broadcast, there were approximately 50 NBA scouts present to watch Lewis and Strawther and I’m guessing they liked a lot of what they saw.

Strawther has always been a confident kid, but his confidence must be at an all-time high right now because he is balling out. He has become incredibly difficult to guard with how balanced his game is right now. He’s attacking the rim with controlled…