Sunday, December 6, 2009

MD - Villanova Comments

- NCAA Tournament Bid likelihood: 40%
- Vasquez in an NBA uniform next year likelihood: 7%

OK. It is time to say what needs to be said. . . This is no longer Greivis' team. We are eight games into the season. Three consecutive bad games is a funk; seven out of eight games is clear evidence of an erosion in skills (hippmorgaritis).

Let's look at the Greivis' numbers over the past four games (ignoring the first four against weak competition; although Indiana comes very close to fitting that description):

- 4.5 turnovers per game (just above the 4.4 rate that led the country two years ago; it was 2.8 last year)
- 18 of 53 from the field (34%)
- 5 for 18 from distance (28%)
- 3.5 boards per game
- 5.3 assists per game
- 18 points per game

OK; it is tough to call 18-5-3 an erosion in skills. However, it is not an "efficient" 18 ppg; it is a forced 18 ppg.

On the bright side, the team learned a lot tonight about Sean Mosley. 26 points. . . 3 of 4 from distance (he had hit 8 in his 42 career games prior to tonight). . . . 11 of 14 from the floor. His game has significantly improved over last year.

While I still don't think Jordan Williams has a double-digit vertical, I do think that I may need to retract a few of my comments in my earlier post. He played extremely well. 19 and 12. He even made 9 of 13 from the line (after entering the game hitting 10 of 25 for the season). Nothing like a 9 for 13 performance to get you back to .500 for the season.

Hayes took 13 shots and made six. He hit five of his nine three-point attempts. 4 assists and two turn-overs. Very solid game. 13 shots needs to be the minimum we see from him going forward. He even drew a foul on a drive tonight. He is money at the line.

Cliff Tucker did not play well.

Milbourne had his worst game of the season.

It is going to be hard to find minutes for Adrian Bowie. He doesn't seem like the type of player that will be productive in limited minutes.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

MD - Indiana Comments

- I could be wrong. . . but, I think Choi is sporting a women's bouffant hair-cut.

- Tonight was a must win. Indiana is horrible. The line was MD by five; should have covered more easily.

- At this point, the only positive I can think of when describing Jordan Williams is that he is tall. It is a matter of time before Padgett gets more playing time. Padgett has upside potential due to his athleticism. Williams is slow and appears to have a single-digit vertical.

- Vasquez's shot selection remains suspect. With tonight's 4 - 14, he is now 33% for the year - 26% from distance. How about a few more passes and a few less forces?

- There has to be a way to get Bowie more minutes. Give him Choi's eight minutes and move Mosley to the four when Milbourne is out. Choi should not be playing division 1 basketball.

- Milbourne and Mosley played very well tonight.