Glorious is one word for it. We had a couple of "I'm out"s and the sky is falling crowd was out in full force, down 5 to a team that was playing out of their minds. Chat needs to be better.
Ummm, he was the starter when he was healthy. I like what Karaban brings at that position as a starter but since Samson won the job already, I don’t see why we shouldn’t expect him to hold his own in the lineup. Don’t know why a few posters have said pretty much what you’re saying. Did you guys miss that he already was chosen to start?
I’m as big a Johnson fan as we have, it’s complicated. Yes, he won the starting job over Karaban. They are different players. The reality as I see it is that Johnson complements Sanogo and Karaban complements Clingan. That’s a simplification. It wont be that simple. Alex is going to be better when he’s not playing quite so much and when he’s able to play in the matchups that favor him. Tonight wasn’t one.
Maybe not last year but from what we saw this year I will heartily disagree with you.
Did it look like he was fouled on the play too?
I thought Hurley was way too late with that substitution. I get he was giving the starters a chance, but against a good team that could’ve turned ugly.
That was before we went 13-0
"They thought they were going to win. They were not. "
His inbounds pass to Clingnan and subsequent dunk was out of this world
Johnson started when Karaban was coming off his ankle injury. Not clear whether he would have started if Karaban was healthy and whether Johnson had really won that starting position. Even tonight, Karaban set screens like the elevator screen that freed up Hawkins for a 3. So many plays that don't go down as assists but are integral to the offense. The highlight reel of assists for the OOC schedule in another thread, shows pick after pick from Karaban that frees guys to receive scoring passes where other guys got assists. I do agree Johnson brings better rim protection when that is needed. I also don't understand why everybody ignores Hurley's direct statements that he wants to play BOTH Karaban AND Johnson with either Sanogo/Clingan at center. That will be during in game play, but is just another way we can make ourselves tough to deal with. Johnson will play and reduce some Karaban minutes, but the offense is flowing with what Karaban does.
Georgetown played very hard for the first 30 minutes. Just when their legs were getting weak Dan Hurley sent in the second line fresh and rested and they just turned the game around. Georgetown started missing all those long-range shots and got harried by the fresh team who sped up the game and pressed them.
Easy...
Spot on
This is the reason kids like him come across country to a school like ours.
Look at the box score on ESPN. Teddy V. did not ref that game.
