Big win tonight before the Big East grind starts on the 29th. I honestly don't know why the Temple game didn't go like this one. Maybe they needed that wake up call. Who knows.
Julian Vaughn. My man JuJu hadn't played like that since the tournament in Charleston. His minutes haven't actually been getting cut the last few games with the emergence of Hank and Nate.
Julian got his Christmas celebration started early this year by being the missing piece of a Final 4 run. He's the guy. He's the one big that makes the offense basically unstoppable. Sims is a good passer, probably the best for a big, but he doesn't have the low post moves to match it.
When Julian is on his game you can put 4 shooters out there with him and it's basically impossible to guard them if they space it right. At one point tonight it looked like they were just running drills on the Tigers.
Julian played so well I didn't even let the 3 that he attempted bother me. The difference to me was that he seemed more confident and made moves quicker than the last few games. He was also a presence on the defense by blocking 4 shots.
I wanted to see Freeman have a good night and he obliged by going 9 for 12 from all over the court. Sims lead the team with 5 dimes. Sanford continued to just come in off the bench and scortch the nets. He's 9 for 12 from downtown with limited minutes. Instant offense. Benimon was nice on the boards and finished around the hoop.
I mean it was so good they hit for 86 and Clark only had 8 on 5 attempts. Serious? Hollis went to the hoop and Wright was strong after finding himself on the Cousy Award list earlier today.
Anybody notice that either Freeman or Wright are on the court at all times? They were both out at the same time at Temple. That was a mistake that I doubt we see again this season in meaningful minutes.
I don't know how Pastner recruits so well. They don't really run any stuff. They just throw a ball out there and hope that all of the HS All Americans they have can get something done.
Thompson did a great job after half time of switching defenses. It seemed to confuse the hell out of the Tigers.
Hollis was dunked on pretty bad tonight. His teammates are absolutely killing him on Twitter about it. The best line is from Vaughn saying that Hollis was baptized. Even Jessie Sapp is giving him the business.
Tonight was weird in that I didn't watch the game live. I was out for a little Holiday type thing and then a movie. I am happy to say that I was successfully able to avoid the result until I got back to WTR and watched it on DVR. I noticed that I don't yell at my TV as much when it's not live.
Rocky had no interest in watching tonight. He went up to my room before the first TV Timeout. He just didn't have it. Maybe somebody told him the score. Ok that's it for me.
Peace brah
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