Quick Hits:

• Rodney Bullock had his second straight game struggling to get his offense going.  He followed up a 3-10 game against Wagner with a 2-11 performance against Maine.  Doing some math, that makes Bullock 5-21 in his last two games.  His 8 points were a season low.
• Bullock also turned the ball over 4 times, never looking completely comfortable or in the flow of things.  Even some of his shots looked like he wasn’t completely sure in himself while shooting, sometimes taking some awkward placement when pulling up.  Bullock was also 0-7 from three.  
• Let’s just forget about this one for him and move on to the next one.
• Onto some good stuff.
• Kyron Cartwright spread his stat line out tonight, scoring 9 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, and dishing out 6 assists.
• Cartwright’s 6 rebounds were a season-high.
• With the 6 assists, Cartwright has now recorded 6 or more assists in 9 of 12 games.
• Kyron also showed off his athleticism with this acrobatic finish on the receiving end of a really nice find from Alpha Diallo.
• Emmitt Holt was basically unstoppable against an overmatched Maine squad.
• Holt shot 7-10 on his way to 18 points in just 25 minutes of action as he was dealing with a little bit of foul trouble.
• Holt’s 10 rebounds matched his season-high that he had recorded in the win over Memphis in the Emerald Coast Classic.
• Ryan Fazekas looked as comfortable as I’ve seen in quite some time.  After going 2-10 from three-point range in the previous 6 games, Ry went 4-6 from deep on his way to a season-high 12 points in just 16 minutes.
• I thought Fazekas looked very active on defense as well.
• Kalif Young seemed like he was everywhere on the floor tonight.  Kalif is only averaging about 13 minutes a game but makes his presence felt almost immediately upon entering each game. He is an impact player out there.
• Young was 4-6 for 8 points on the night.  He also took down 3 boards, had 1 assists, and 1 block.  Of course he made his one patented sprint down the court to catch the defense sleeping for an easy basket…and “he runs the floor like a man possessed.”
• Maliek White is my new favorite dunker on the Friars.  He’s one of those guys where you think it might be coming but never expect it to.  Sort of like whenever Paul Pierce dunks.
• White also recorded 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals to go along with his 5 points.
• Not to be overshadowed by his dunk, he had a seeing eye look down low to Emmitt Holt as well.
• Jalen Lindsey was all over the board tonight, grabbing 9, 4 of which were offensive. Aggressive offensive rebounding Jalen Lindsey is one of my favorite Jalen Lindseys.  
• His quickness, size, and athleticism lead to a lot of second chance opportunities.  With that exra effort, Lindsey was able to get to the line a team-high 8 times and converted 7 of those 8 free throws.
• Former Providence Assistant Coach Bob Walsh is now the coach of Maine, and you can’t tell me that he doesn’t look like the dude from Impractical Jokers.  I don’t even watch that show and I thought it was him…it could still be a prank.

• Rodney Bullock has been getting extra work in before every game this year.  Here he is hours before the tip tonight. 

Rodney Bullock first on the floor tonight at The Dunk. Providence hosts Maine in an 845 pm tip. #pcbb pic.twitter.com/jPQdWg8GwL

— Bill Koch (@BillKoch25) December 20, 2016