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Message: [QUOTE="RichZ, post: 4829833, member: 534"] [LIST=1] [*]Samson started off hot, and ended up leading us in scoring. Bet no one saw that coming. [*]Not sure what Karaban was thinking on Ledlum's 2nd foul shot at 16:18. He was in the lane with both feet before the ball left the shooter's hand. [*]Got ugly when the emotion and energy started to fade around 13 minute mark. 8 point lead turned to 1 in a hurry. [*]There was a ST John's possession late in the first half, where Samson went WAY out -- almost to half court -- to harrass the guy with the ball, and it cost Karaban a foul when he had to race in to try cover the guy Samson should have been covering under the hoop. Needs to play smarter. Especially now that he's [I]'the man'[/I] for the next month or so. But other than that one faux pas, he did play an excellent game, and held his own against a solid, skilled center. [*]Great start to second half. [*]Spencer's three at 14:14 felt like a turning point, but the momentum fell off pretty quickly. [*]Pitino looked sickly to me. Eyes were tearing, face was pale, except for the red nose. [*]I know we need Spencer in there for his shooting, but please don't let him bring the ball across mid court against pressure. [*]6:14 how was that blocking? Diarra was set before the offensive player left his feet, and it was clearly a charge. [*]We won despite some iffy FT shooting at the end. [*]15 dimes to 9 was an important part of the game. Offensively, they played a lot more one-on-one and we played more team ball. [*]Somehow we ended up winning the battle of the boards 37 to 34 without our starting big, and with Johnson only getting 4 boards, but Castle and Newton had 16 boards between them. [*]No question in my mind, Samson Johnson deserves to be POG. He was thrust into the fire, and for the most part, didn't get burned. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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