Thirty six years of coaching Coach K has taken a Duke team to the Final Four eleven times. This Saturday it will be twelve. Fourteen times K has taken a Duke team to the Regional finals and after Sunday's win over Gonzaga he has won twelve times. Now this is teams playing for the right to go to final four not opening round wins.
If there is one thing they proved this weekend they showed they can win when teams wrap up Okafor. Okafor has proven that he likes it when his teammates help him out because the teams are occupied with the Duke big man it is up to the outside guys to step up and Duke has four outside guys as good as anybody left in the tournament. Okafor did not sulk not being the star of the show.
Duke had too many athletes for both the taller Utah and Gonzaga. Neither team could guard the Duke shooters outside and when they drove to the basket couldn't keep in front of the Duke man driving. Against Michigan State there will be no European front like and this will be a game of two closely matched teams.
If Duke advances and plays Wisconsin they two have the European style big men who shoot threes but will have a hard time with Duke's quickness. If Duke advances and plays Kentucky the key to who wins that one will be Okafor staying on the court and not in foul trouble. Yes, Kentucky has big men and are lot more athletic than Wisconsin but Notre dame showed their ACC partner make threes and share the ball late Duke just might win it all again.
If there is one thing they proved this weekend they showed they can win when teams wrap up Okafor. Okafor has proven that he likes it when his teammates help him out because the teams are occupied with the Duke big man it is up to the outside guys to step up and Duke has four outside guys as good as anybody left in the tournament. Okafor did not sulk not being the star of the show.
Duke had too many athletes for both the taller Utah and Gonzaga. Neither team could guard the Duke shooters outside and when they drove to the basket couldn't keep in front of the Duke man driving. Against Michigan State there will be no European front like and this will be a game of two closely matched teams.
If Duke advances and plays Wisconsin they two have the European style big men who shoot threes but will have a hard time with Duke's quickness. If Duke advances and plays Kentucky the key to who wins that one will be Okafor staying on the court and not in foul trouble. Yes, Kentucky has big men and are lot more athletic than Wisconsin but Notre dame showed their ACC partner make threes and share the ball late Duke just might win it all again.
Has Montrezl Harrell played his last college basketball game for Louisvile? The Cardinals being knocked out of the NCAA final four by Michigan State 76-70 in overtime. Harrell had a really great first half but wasn't very effective in the second half. Louisville is one of the worse outside shooting teams that made the tournament and outside shooting was their second half down fall.
Having been recognized during Louisville's senior night as Coach Pitino expects him to go pro now as a junior. I think his pro career would be greatly increased if he came back and got stronger. He needs to improve outside shooting and free throws. Don't care what pro sport it is they all draft on potential and Montrezl's apex is unlimited. He has a chance to be a great pro and he will be in the top five picks and that is lottery winning kind of money and I think I would turn pro too! But in the NBA every big man is six feet ten or more and weights 300 pounds. Montrezl will not be able to rely on dunks in the NBA. He will need at least a 15 foot shot to open up the middle.
Our weekly Collins Cuthrell update and do we have information for you this week. Cuthrell hit a homer on Saturday which was his 17th and it broke the UNC Pembroke season record. Sunday he hit another to go to 18 on the year. The NCAA stats are not updated until Monday so it is no way at this point to know if he is first or second in the nation in D II home runs.
Benton Moss started out the season winning his first two games for UNC and then missed three weeks with a sprained elbow. His last two starts both have come in conference play and Sunday Mossed pitched Carolina to their only win of the weekend over Miami 10-3. Moss for the year is now 4-0 and has won 23 in his career at Carolina.
Gryphon baseball will try once again to play baseball Monday night. Hunt will be in the house at 7pm for a conference game. Both teams lost their openers last week and the loser will be in dire straits with two more conference games rest of the week. Rocky Mount plays Tuesday at Fike and have Southern Nash home Friday.
Benton Moss started out the season winning his first two games for UNC and then missed three weeks with a sprained elbow. His last two starts both have come in conference play and Sunday Mossed pitched Carolina to their only win of the weekend over Miami 10-3. Moss for the year is now 4-0 and has won 23 in his career at Carolina.
Gryphon baseball will try once again to play baseball Monday night. Hunt will be in the house at 7pm for a conference game. Both teams lost their openers last week and the loser will be in dire straits with two more conference games rest of the week. Rocky Mount plays Tuesday at Fike and have Southern Nash home Friday.
