Impressive 'W'...One More for the ATL
Great 'W' for the Heels against USC in the Sweet 16 last night...
On my end, that ending took me a long time to wind down. Hell, I ended up dancing at Taloulla's on West Franklin until close. What'evs, we're on for Sunday. Here are my thoughts:
* Impressive and solid 'W' - What a comeback! The Carolina 'D' was on in the end. North Carolina's depth is just a killer for teams that neither have the energy nor the depth at the end of games. For the Heels, the 'W' from this type of game that would have been dropped earlier in the year. UNC was dead in the water.
The game was tense, close, and the Heels came back. Very impressive.
* Nice Switch - Great switch by Coach Williams when he took Brandan Wright off Nick Young. He switched Marcus Ginyard and Danny Green over to him, and the game flipped. There are times that I'm wondering how stubborness can play a role in many coaching decisions. And, man...great switch for match-up purposes.
Then again, Young was smoking them. What the hell are you going to do? Let him keep running?
I was wondering when that move was going to happen. If anyone is replaying the game this AM, let me know the exact time in the second half that he made the switch. I would be interested to see Young's stats from that moment on.
* Danny Green - Green's pass aside, that block was incredible. I love that guy's defensive potential. He has been making some incredible blocks all season, and very few people give the guy credit for his athleticism. Hell, he may be our best shot-blocker. Undoubtedly, if he was a beach kid from the West Coast, he would be a great volleyball player.
Wait until this kid gets more seasoning. My belief is that North Carolina's Danny Green will be a helluva player by the end of next February.
** Calls - I'm not one to bang on refs. Yet, that game was a badly called game both ways.
Some of the calls were bewildering. Danny Green's foul after his block and bad pass was a terrible call. There was a terrible call on Bobby Frasor on a breakaway. Nick Young was whistled for a charge that was bewildering. Tyler's second call was puzzling. Four fouls on Taj Gibson changed the outcome of the game. The fifth foul call for Taj Gibson, who has four fouls, on a pick at the end of the game...Game over.
C'mon the game is not centered upon you. Brutal.
** Gone Bonzo - What was Tim Floyd thinking? He must have had a flashback to his days of coaching Dragan Tarlac in Chicago. His stunt of throwing his play cards on the floor after Gibson's fifth foul was a move that you do when you're ten games out of the playoffs in the NBA...Not in the closing moments of a game in the Sweet 16.
Tough foul on Gibson, but...damn. C'mon.
** Tyler's Game - He's a great hustler, workhorse, has a lionheart, and plays with pain. Yet, his strength is that he's a banger. For some reason, when he plays someone his size as he shown throughout the season with Heyvelt, Morris, and a guy like Taj Gibson, he's in trouble.
Why? You may ask. He needs an aresnal of McHale moves.
Says here that if he works on his inside post moves as hard as he does with his body, he could develop his game to a incredible level. His work ethic is unparalleled. If he develops skills in terms of low-post moves, watch the hell out.
Here's a wish...Call ex-Carolina player, ex-former head coach and current asssistant coach, Doug Moe, of the Denver Nuggets for skill development.
He developed Kiki Vandeweghe, Calvin Natt, and Alex English into scoring machines. Hell, he even developed Bill Hanzlik into a solid NBA front-court player.
Bring him into Chapel Hill for two weeks after the Nuggets are done in the playoffs. Put him up at the Hampton Inn, and all it an alumni visit. Believe me, Tyler Hansbrough will be a changed player, and better known to '07-'08 ACC opponents as..."Dr. Doom."
** Reyshawn...huh? - For a guy who was sick all week, Reyshawn Terry was a like a six-year old on the bench last night. Every time that I looked at the bench, the guy was bouncing up and down and yelling. Are we sure that the kid was sick?
What'evs...Go with Ginyard and Green. Man, those guys stepped up the 'D.' Run, youngins' run!
** Coming up...Georgetown - I hate this game and match-up.
They have a quality big man in Roy Hibbert that Hansbrough won't be able to push around. They have wings and stellar ball movement...Yeech.
Yet, the Heels can run, and they have a lot of experience with teams that have tried to slow the tempo down through a controlled half-court offense. The problem is that may not have played a team with a more cerebral half-court offense like John Thompson Jr.'s 'O' this season.
The Heels need to run the Hoyas out of the Meadowlands early. Put them down, keep them down, and not let any room to wiggle. Tywon Lawson is the key to the game, and he needs to penetrate and score.
On the wing front, the Heels should be good.
(I'm telling you...Give Ginyard and Green the chances to lockdown Georgetown's, Jeff Green. Ginyard and Green deserve the chance.)
More importantly, I'm glad to see that Vanderbilt did a good job on Georgetown. Vanderbilt's head coach, Kevin Stallings, has sped up his offense, and the 'O' did extremely well against the Hoyas. In fact, if that travel call on Green is called at the end of the game, the Hoyas are back in D.C. right now...
By the way, travel anyone, on that last shot...anyone? Email me with your thoughts, please.
I'm sure that Coach Stallings and Coach Williams will share good phone. After watching the final seven minutes or so between Vandy and Georgetown, the Heels should be OK.
To the ATL...Cadillacs and grills.
Get Dirty
IronDog
On my end, that ending took me a long time to wind down. Hell, I ended up dancing at Taloulla's on West Franklin until close. What'evs, we're on for Sunday. Here are my thoughts:
* Impressive and solid 'W' - What a comeback! The Carolina 'D' was on in the end. North Carolina's depth is just a killer for teams that neither have the energy nor the depth at the end of games. For the Heels, the 'W' from this type of game that would have been dropped earlier in the year. UNC was dead in the water.
The game was tense, close, and the Heels came back. Very impressive.
* Nice Switch - Great switch by Coach Williams when he took Brandan Wright off Nick Young. He switched Marcus Ginyard and Danny Green over to him, and the game flipped. There are times that I'm wondering how stubborness can play a role in many coaching decisions. And, man...great switch for match-up purposes.
Then again, Young was smoking them. What the hell are you going to do? Let him keep running?
I was wondering when that move was going to happen. If anyone is replaying the game this AM, let me know the exact time in the second half that he made the switch. I would be interested to see Young's stats from that moment on.
* Danny Green - Green's pass aside, that block was incredible. I love that guy's defensive potential. He has been making some incredible blocks all season, and very few people give the guy credit for his athleticism. Hell, he may be our best shot-blocker. Undoubtedly, if he was a beach kid from the West Coast, he would be a great volleyball player.
Wait until this kid gets more seasoning. My belief is that North Carolina's Danny Green will be a helluva player by the end of next February.
** Calls - I'm not one to bang on refs. Yet, that game was a badly called game both ways.
Some of the calls were bewildering. Danny Green's foul after his block and bad pass was a terrible call. There was a terrible call on Bobby Frasor on a breakaway. Nick Young was whistled for a charge that was bewildering. Tyler's second call was puzzling. Four fouls on Taj Gibson changed the outcome of the game. The fifth foul call for Taj Gibson, who has four fouls, on a pick at the end of the game...Game over.
C'mon the game is not centered upon you. Brutal.
** Gone Bonzo - What was Tim Floyd thinking? He must have had a flashback to his days of coaching Dragan Tarlac in Chicago. His stunt of throwing his play cards on the floor after Gibson's fifth foul was a move that you do when you're ten games out of the playoffs in the NBA...Not in the closing moments of a game in the Sweet 16.
Tough foul on Gibson, but...damn. C'mon.
** Tyler's Game - He's a great hustler, workhorse, has a lionheart, and plays with pain. Yet, his strength is that he's a banger. For some reason, when he plays someone his size as he shown throughout the season with Heyvelt, Morris, and a guy like Taj Gibson, he's in trouble.
Why? You may ask. He needs an aresnal of McHale moves.
Says here that if he works on his inside post moves as hard as he does with his body, he could develop his game to a incredible level. His work ethic is unparalleled. If he develops skills in terms of low-post moves, watch the hell out.
Here's a wish...Call ex-Carolina player, ex-former head coach and current asssistant coach, Doug Moe, of the Denver Nuggets for skill development.
He developed Kiki Vandeweghe, Calvin Natt, and Alex English into scoring machines. Hell, he even developed Bill Hanzlik into a solid NBA front-court player.
Bring him into Chapel Hill for two weeks after the Nuggets are done in the playoffs. Put him up at the Hampton Inn, and all it an alumni visit. Believe me, Tyler Hansbrough will be a changed player, and better known to '07-'08 ACC opponents as..."Dr. Doom."
** Reyshawn...huh? - For a guy who was sick all week, Reyshawn Terry was a like a six-year old on the bench last night. Every time that I looked at the bench, the guy was bouncing up and down and yelling. Are we sure that the kid was sick?
What'evs...Go with Ginyard and Green. Man, those guys stepped up the 'D.' Run, youngins' run!
** Coming up...Georgetown - I hate this game and match-up.
They have a quality big man in Roy Hibbert that Hansbrough won't be able to push around. They have wings and stellar ball movement...Yeech.
Yet, the Heels can run, and they have a lot of experience with teams that have tried to slow the tempo down through a controlled half-court offense. The problem is that may not have played a team with a more cerebral half-court offense like John Thompson Jr.'s 'O' this season.
The Heels need to run the Hoyas out of the Meadowlands early. Put them down, keep them down, and not let any room to wiggle. Tywon Lawson is the key to the game, and he needs to penetrate and score.
On the wing front, the Heels should be good.
(I'm telling you...Give Ginyard and Green the chances to lockdown Georgetown's, Jeff Green. Ginyard and Green deserve the chance.)
More importantly, I'm glad to see that Vanderbilt did a good job on Georgetown. Vanderbilt's head coach, Kevin Stallings, has sped up his offense, and the 'O' did extremely well against the Hoyas. In fact, if that travel call on Green is called at the end of the game, the Hoyas are back in D.C. right now...
By the way, travel anyone, on that last shot...anyone? Email me with your thoughts, please.
I'm sure that Coach Stallings and Coach Williams will share good phone. After watching the final seven minutes or so between Vandy and Georgetown, the Heels should be OK.
To the ATL...Cadillacs and grills.
Get Dirty
IronDog
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