One And Done

As I have watched the NCAA tournament my thoughts were how that the NBA one and done rule has ruined the NCAA tournament.  Then all of a sudden Carolina tries to give their game away then all of a sudden my thoughts go to Duke and Carolina going out in the first round together but the Heels recover.

Last year T J Warren started for State but for the most part he was an after thought when the options were debated of who are we going to give the ball to when we need a bucket.  Now Jbari Parker supposedly just maybe the number one pick in the next NBA. Suppose he was to come back to Duke and improve as much as Warren has this year.  I don't see Parker starting for any body in the NBA next year.  If the one and done stays in the NBA somebody like Stephen F Austin will win the tournament in the next five or six years.

As I watch the games I have to ask.  Why does every drive to the basket every shot have to be blocked? This world we live in where I have to prove how tough I am.  I bet nine out ten drives to the baskets have lead to foul shots.

If I am ahead by say six or seven points with a minute to play why am I going to let the team behind  roll the ball across the mid court before they pick it up?The game ends a whole lot faster when I apply just token full court pressure and make them dribble full court.

If I am winning and I have a decent lead late in a game why do I foul the team behind every time they come down the court.  Give them free points without the clock running?

Why is it every time there was a time out  in the game I was watching and I flip to another game to see some scores that game is in a commercial too?

How close are some of the games.  As badly as NC State played down the stretch they  would have still won the game except there was a defensive rebound early in the second have in which they knocked their own rebound into the St Louis basket.  every point counts.

You know I pay very little attention to NC Central sports generally.  Last night I pull as hard for the Eagles as I have ever pulled them all other times combined.  Good effort in their first ever appearance the the Tournament.

There must be something in the sunshine that has energized the Rocky Mount Gryphons.  Friday at Tarboro they win  16-1.  Will Edwards gets the win for the Gryphons.  They head into the conference play next week 3-4.