Player of the game is...

[gsmooth]

well first of all great team effort and win with contributions from everyone. Although if we took a poll most people would probably choose Sanogo and that isn't necessarily wrong. But IMHO, I am going with Tristen Newton. He isn't flashy or highlight real stuff, but he did yeoman's work with his ball handling against the in your face pressure of Alabama's defense and his second half FTs and his big 3 lit the fire for that decisive 17-1 scoring spurt. Those Bama guys defend like pitbulls (i.e. Posh Alexander and St. John's).

Tristen was a steady and calm presence and he drew a bunch of fouls on Bama. Keep in mind he had 8 assists and only 1 turnover.

Great team win for these boys. Let's keep improving.

 

[husky429]

Can't understate the 8 AST and 1 TO. His biggest flaw at ECU was the turnovers. It took him a few games, but he's finally starting to figure out his role. Control our tempo, draw fouls when we get stagnant, play tough defense. The shot will fall--I'm not concerned.

 

[caw]

Sanogo was a beast.
Karaban played poised and really solid all game.
Clingan was good in limited minutes.

Newton, Joey, Hawkins all played well.

Jackson, Diarra and Alleyne need to produce a bit more but they all played solid defense.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

It’s an unbelievable luxury to have a kid that good that you DONT need to rely on to carry the scoring load.

 

[Mike Honcho]

Can't understate the 8 AST and 1 TO. His biggest flaw at ECU was the turnovers. It took him a few games, but he's finally starting to figure out his role. Control our tempo, draw fouls when we get stagnant, play tough defense. The shot will fall--I'm not concerned.

I mean, it was falling on Thanksgiving... that was yesterday.

 

[Palatine]

Can't understate the 8 AST and 1 TO. His biggest flaw at ECU was the turnovers. It took him a few games, but he's finally starting to figure out his role. Control our tempo, draw fouls when we get stagnant, play tough defense. The shot will fall--I'm not concerned.

Early in the season, he has a couple of those 1 on 3, or 1 on 4 drives to the basket. But it seems to have been removed from his game.