Worth another look.
A few things to note.
Credit to Roy Williams for not calling a timeout. He says he prefers to catch the other team in transition and that was the case here. The Bulldogs were not really set when Drew came down and he found a couple of seams, got to the basket and managed to get the shot up.
Credit to Deon Thompson for (1) setting a screen at the top of the key to help Drew and (2) for hustling down to the basket where he had perfect position for a putback had Drew missed the shot.
Speaking of the shot. I am not sure Drew could have tossed it up there any better if he tried ten more times. He also used his left hand which is impressive. Drew had Jarvis Varnardo coming over. Given the difference in height and Varnardo’s ability as a shot blocker, finding the perfect trajectory on the shot was Ty Lawson-esque. Yes, that is as far as I am going with that comparison.
And at the very end of the video you will note that Roy Williams and Larry Drew look much happier standing together waiting on some interview than Dino Gaudio did with Ish Smith last Thursday night.
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Only the MSU-Maryland had a better ending this weekend. I’d also give a nod to that ridiculous alley-oop Vanardo caught as the best play of the weekend. I still don’t know how he did that. Dude must have hands the size of dinner plates…
“Credit to Deon Thompson for (1) setting a screen at the top of the key to help Drew and (2) for hustling down to the basket where he had perfect position for a putback had Drew missed the shot.”
Agree with #1, as for #2, yes Deon got good position, but notice he jumped as the ball hit the backboard and was flying under the basket towards the baseline as the ball starts to go through the hoop. So I don’t think Deon would have been able to make a stick back unless it bounced off someone’s knee and landed in his lap as he was standing underneath the basket.
My favorite part of the game, was the feeling of ripping out the heart of MSU fans!!! similar to how Clemson and FSU has felt in the most recent past.
All those fans hoping and praying they beat UNC and end our seasons, and then BAMMMM! Larry hits with the crazy drive, GOOD NIGHT MSU!!!
That is Carolina Basketball, responding to runs, not quitting, and playing hard nose basketball. They are learning to win in this tourney.
This game was not a masterpiece, for either team, but it was as good as it gets for excitement, answering, basket for basket, in the closing minutes, and some truly amazing plays. And capped off with a jaw-dropper of a final play.
I give both Jarvis and LD2 10′s for their respective highlight plays, and John Henson wasn’t far behind on a couple of his. As one of the announcers noted, once he gets the ball close to the basket he knows what to do with it.
I’ve deleted from our DVR pretty much everything UNC this year, but I think I’ll keep this one a while.
LD2 made a smart play, credit him for that. He saw the most effective plays the Heels had run all game were taking it down to the rim. Leslie M. had success before the fouls mounted, and Henson too. The shot was right at the rim, high percentage, and not a guarded three or anything. This may be the best shot selection all year.
I can’t get enough! What a great play!
Great closing minutes. CM had mentioned the Varnado alley-oop, which I thought he looked pretty similar to a younger Kevin Garnett.
and just think, with NCAA expansion in 2-3 years this’ll be a 2nd round match-up of the 19th seed vs. 10th seed (or some mathematical derivation to a proposed seed outline).
“No one can draw it up to shoot it like that,” MSU head coach Rick Stansbury said. “He didn’t get a clean look, he just slung it over his shoulder.”
“It’s been the unluckiest year I’ve ever had in my career and I’m not saying one game makes the difference,” Williams said. “I’m happy for both guys (Drew II and Graves) because I was about to kill them early in the game.”
You had a really nice there at the end of the game with Deon and Henson ready for the put back on that play. Really nice, note how quickly Henson gets back down the court as well. MSU coach was just a little bitter after the game – easy there big fella, it’s not like you didn’t get two free-free throws on that bad call to tie it up.
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/03/20/2040501/drew-drives-a-stake-through-msus.html#ixzz0iwPhWAyv
I hate seeing Stansbury’s son so sad like that.
I don’t know what happened with Hansbrough down there, but you have to think that with Ben Hansbrough’s steadying influence, Mississipi State would have been a Sweet 16 team this year.
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