Thursday, March 31, 2005

Final Four Report- Superstars and Go-To Guys

These are the guys that, with the game on the line, you want with the ball:
Louisville's Francisco Garcia, already a prolific shooter and scorer, has been shooting 44% from 3's and 49% from the floor in the tournament. He has come up absolutely huge in the postseason, posting 3 20+ point performances.

Michigan State wants the ball in the hands of either Shannon Brown, a smooth outside shooter and great athlete, or Maurice Ager. Tom Izzo has the luxury of going with 2 outstanding finishers around the rim with quick first-steps who shoot 80% and 84% from the line.

For UNC, their big 3 of Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, and Sean May are all great scorers. In this case, you run a play through Felton, a lightning-quick PG with great passing skills, for Rashad McCants, the most talented pure scorer in the Final Four. Why not go down low right away? Let McCants do what he does best and keep the big fella down low for a last-second tip-in, as May is an excellent offensive rebounder (two-thirds of his rebounding total is on the offensive end).

Jay's Pick: Deron Williams, who has played like a man possessed this postseason, has all the tools to make the big play. He is an excellent shooter with a great midrange game, makes great decisions with the ball, and can find the open man (8.5 apg in the tournament) if the defense collapses.

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At 2:12 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

smelly jason

 

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