DeacdeTejas
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I love these Deacs. Nice to be excited about basketball again
Well said.Wow thats a heck of a road win in a place we havent won in over 15 years. Monsanto is going to be a baller and he deserves to play over Cam right now and the staff agrees. also anyone who thinks Whitt should play more than Daivien is insane, right now Whitt is a MAJOR liability on offense so im ok with 8 minutes a game from Whitt, the kid averages 2 pts and 2 assists a game and yes he makes some wow passes here and there but NO WAY hes better than Daivien so that talk needs to STOP. Monsanto makes this team so much better. WOW it feels good to have a Good Coach and Good Team.
Since it hasn't been mentioned. Defense travels on the road.
The Deacs finished the game on a 31-13 run over the final 13:56 for an 80-64 win. They limited GT to 4-18 from the field and forced the Jackets into 7 turnovers. GGTT when it counts for a conference road win.
The Deacs finished the final 10:23 of the Virginia game on a 23-8 run for a 63-55 win. They limited the Cavs to 4-17 from the field and forced 4 turnovers. GGTT when it counts for a conference road win.
When a team holds its opponent under a point a minute for an extended period of time they are playing outstanding defense. Doing it on the road to end games is called finishing. It's a great habit for a team to develop. I thought it was worth pointing out since it is so rarely seen by Wake Forest basketball fans, especially in consecutive conference road games.
Monsanto looked good shooting, rebounding and defending.
That's all folks.
Is there a reason we never recruited Monsanto in the first place?
I hope Whitt gains confidence from his play tonight. The alley-oop to Williams is a play very few players see, much less complete.
One negative that I forgot to highlight...
Red Panda had a hard time with her "grand finale" of 5 bowls... Gave it 3 chances and ultimately fell off her unicycle on the last one.
She was an A+, as usual before that... But I felt bad that she wasn't able to complete the last trick.
Williamson had stretches early where he was terrible. He clearly provides shooting that Whitt does not right now. But, Whitt mostly runs the offense well and creates points for others. There is a place for both of them in the game.
I don't know what has happened to Whitt's shot and his confidence in it - you can tell that he doesn't think it is going it when he shoots it. Hopefully it gets fixed - but who knows. I like Whitt's size and the way he moves the ball around the offense.
Red Panda is the best halftime show I have seen in my entire life.