Okay, I was confident, but I wasn't this confident. Geez, Louise! Sean and Jawad had 17 apiece and missed 3 shots between them. Perhaps the best part is that Rashad only had 3 points himself. We beat a team by 34 and our best scorer only had 3 points. Also - Raymond had 3 assists to 7 turnovers - not a good stat - but we got good play all around, and #2 had 15 points himself.
Just checking the box score - our starters were 20-29 from the field, and the entire team only missed 17 shots. I thought that the game looked a lot sloppier than that on TV. I see 17 assists to 22 turnovers overall, but I see Quentin Thomas with 2 to 1. 12 points, 6 rebounds, and a blocked shot for Marvelous Marvin. He may have the quickest dunk motion I have ever seen...truly explosive.
What did you take away from this game? Definitely a statement was made to Virginia Tech - when they were close/leading mid-first half, the Tar Heels just made their minds up to win and win big. Last year's team might have won this game, but it would have been a lot closer.
Quick turnaround for the Heels as they face a quality Vermont team at home Tuesday. We'll preview that game in the coming days.
Around the ACC, Georgia Tech was surprised - that game came on too late so I haven't had a chance to really review what went wrong for the Jackets and right for Gonzaga.
I do know that Julius Hodge could have been a hero by actually giving up the ball on the last possession for the N.C. State Wolfpack. He could have been the decoy as three Washington Huskies crashed on him. Alas, I won't lose any sleep over State's loss.
FSU-Maryland was a lot closer than expected.
Your thoughts?
