Watched game today as I hate watching Duke garbage, so:
- Rece Davis with "they're waving it off" as 2 of the 3 refs give the goaltending sign.
- I take it back. Alondes DID box out M. Williams, he just rode Alondes' back to get even higher for the putback. Back in the day, for the young guns, that is called Over The Back - foul on Duke.
- Down 63-66 and several other times, EVEN WITH Walton and Sy in the game, we need to box and grab the rebound. Tim Duncan, even as a True Frosh, would have had 15+ boards last night. Walton had 3 and still sort of slaps at some rebounds with one hand. He did COMPETE last night and was huge - props to Walton.
- Mark Williams is all length and gangly that shit still works, but will not work in the NBA, not impressed. Would not draft. I do like Griffin a lot.
- Speaking of the draft, Alondes was unguardable most of the second half AND played under control. You could see him pacing through the lane, looking NOT to get a charge call as you know it would be a charge, never a block call. Clearly a second round steal for some team in the draft. Uh, Spurs, Hawks, Hornets, hello.
- Banchero played small and I would not draft him, either. He has off the court issues too.
- LaRavia was also a "baby Laettner" starting late in the first half and most of the second half - unguardable and schooled the great defender, Moore.
- LaRavia plays too many minutes. No idea how to give these guys a breather --- goal for off season, regardless of transfers OUT, is to bring in more quality bodies ala Dave Clawson build some depth, so we can go 8-10 deep with confidence.
- Whitt with one of the worst defensive plays in a while. You learn in 7th grade how not to let a guy ride you out all the way under the rim. "Get around him and deny the pass..."
- Proud of the Deacs and loved the 2nd half effort, as we have wilted so, so many times once we get down double digits.
- Coach K is a sham. Fakes another head cold, since he was so ANGRY that LaRavia dared play GREAT basketball at the end of the first half.
- We need to sign Forbes to a 10-year contract now. He will beat Scheyer regularly in the future, hopefully in Brooklyn, NY.
- That said, I don't think we travel well and play well in Brooklyn. Would feel much better if the ACCT were in the southeast. Need 1 freaking win there.
- Like I've said so many times, we should have won.
Beating Notre Dame will make it all OK. Need the students, again, as I believe ND really is our March Madness punch a ticket game (with 1 ACCT win or more), and could really get us on a "win out" roll - I hope.