Post by Tizu on Jan 31, 2013 7:27:13 GMT -5
This was a battle from start to finish, which was pretty surprising to me. Mason Plumlee had a monster game. Although he didn't get the rebounds, he had a couple of blocks, 32 points and was just an all around beast all night long. He did make some dumb turnovers, but put that with the rest of his performance and it's very minor.
Curry also had a good game, considering the 3's weren't falling. He would take it to the rim or shoot a mid-range jumper. He's really developed that part of his game nicely. He missed two 3's back to back WIDE OPEN last night that would have sealed the game earlier than they did, but it goes with the program.
I was actually impressed with the defensive intensity that Josh Hairston brought last night. He played pretty good on defense, he just doesn't add much offensively. But he, like Amile, foul too much.
Marshall got more minutes last night...but did nothing with it - which is disappointing. The one time he did touch the ball offensively, he turned it over. He had 1 maybe 3 decent defensive plays - now I see why he doesn't play much...but I still think Coach K should let him get some more minutes that's the only way to get him better in my opinion.
I gotta give credit to Wake, their defense is pretty damn stout. Nothing was easy, especially beyond the arc. Lots of turnovers from both teams in this one. Glad Duke was able to pull this one out, I was afraid for a while that they'd go 0-3 on the road. They needed a tough road win, it will help in the long run.
Curry also had a good game, considering the 3's weren't falling. He would take it to the rim or shoot a mid-range jumper. He's really developed that part of his game nicely. He missed two 3's back to back WIDE OPEN last night that would have sealed the game earlier than they did, but it goes with the program.
I was actually impressed with the defensive intensity that Josh Hairston brought last night. He played pretty good on defense, he just doesn't add much offensively. But he, like Amile, foul too much.
Marshall got more minutes last night...but did nothing with it - which is disappointing. The one time he did touch the ball offensively, he turned it over. He had 1 maybe 3 decent defensive plays - now I see why he doesn't play much...but I still think Coach K should let him get some more minutes that's the only way to get him better in my opinion.
I gotta give credit to Wake, their defense is pretty damn stout. Nothing was easy, especially beyond the arc. Lots of turnovers from both teams in this one. Glad Duke was able to pull this one out, I was afraid for a while that they'd go 0-3 on the road. They needed a tough road win, it will help in the long run.
