A fully loaded Gonzaga squad looks like it could be the best team in the country...Here’s what I took away from the WCC opener against the Santa Clara Broncos:
- Gonzaga’s 3⁄4 court pressure, and success in preventing penetration caused a lot of disruption to Santa Clara’s offensive sets early in the game, which forced the Broncos into a lot of isolation attempts late in the clock.
- Rui Hachimura and Brandon Clarke’s two-man game in the paint is such a treat to watch. Rui went to work early, scoring 8 of Gonzaga’s first 9 points, and Clarke did a nice job of taking advantage of the double teams Santa Clara started sending at Rui.