Great gritty win. I thought Davidson played really well (and is a really solid team), and I think this was our most complete game of the year. We got a little soft on defense in the second half and the observation by the announcer that sometimes you need to foul a guy hard to make them think twice was spot on. A couple observations.
Burton: HE IS OUR BEST PLAYER. Keep saying that and remind yourself of that every game. Just an awesome performance, full of big plays and clutch plays. Terrific on both ends of the floor, rebounding, defense, big time threes, a huge dunk.
Blake: I'm an unabashed Blake fan. He hit some tough shots, also had 5 assists. The 3 at the end is the definition of dagger. Only guy on the team who plays angry, we need that.
Grant: Also a really solid game. I mean if he is going to 3-3 from 3, I guess go ahead and shoot it big man. Great offensive game, as others pointed out, his avoidance of fouls on defense, makes his defense soft at times.
Cayo: 15 points on 6-9 from the floor. Can you ask for anything else from Cayo? Thought he played good defense as well.
Gilly: Fan1 said he was under the weather, so gonna give him the benefit of the doubt but geez he was getting taken to the hole by a freshman white dude from Davidson. His three ball is still off. Probably one of his worst games in a while.
Bench:
I know we were short handed without Goose and Crabtree (which is a big loss). Grace was awful and while he is one of Mooney's favorites, the fact that he didn't move off the bench in the second half for yet another game because of really bad play in the first half is telling. I like what I see in Wilson, wish Mooney would find him more time., he brings a different element with aggressive in your face defense. Sal, I thought gave some good minutes.
Moondog:
First of all, he used a timeout to stem another teams run. Who says you can't teach an old Moondog, new tricks? I thought his adjustment to go full court press under four with Burton up top was great. I thought he had used the bench well in the first half and then forgot about them in second half. But he had few bench options tonight and his team rallied late, so I can't complain about the outcome.
Burton: HE IS OUR BEST PLAYER. Keep saying that and remind yourself of that every game. Just an awesome performance, full of big plays and clutch plays. Terrific on both ends of the floor, rebounding, defense, big time threes, a huge dunk.
Blake: I'm an unabashed Blake fan. He hit some tough shots, also had 5 assists. The 3 at the end is the definition of dagger. Only guy on the team who plays angry, we need that.
Grant: Also a really solid game. I mean if he is going to 3-3 from 3, I guess go ahead and shoot it big man. Great offensive game, as others pointed out, his avoidance of fouls on defense, makes his defense soft at times.
Cayo: 15 points on 6-9 from the floor. Can you ask for anything else from Cayo? Thought he played good defense as well.
Gilly: Fan1 said he was under the weather, so gonna give him the benefit of the doubt but geez he was getting taken to the hole by a freshman white dude from Davidson. His three ball is still off. Probably one of his worst games in a while.
Bench:
I know we were short handed without Goose and Crabtree (which is a big loss). Grace was awful and while he is one of Mooney's favorites, the fact that he didn't move off the bench in the second half for yet another game because of really bad play in the first half is telling. I like what I see in Wilson, wish Mooney would find him more time., he brings a different element with aggressive in your face defense. Sal, I thought gave some good minutes.
Moondog:
First of all, he used a timeout to stem another teams run. Who says you can't teach an old Moondog, new tricks? I thought his adjustment to go full court press under four with Burton up top was great. I thought he had used the bench well in the first half and then forgot about them in second half. But he had few bench options tonight and his team rallied late, so I can't complain about the outcome.
