Post by beaverstever on Mar 27, 2021 14:04:56 GMT -8
Ethan's line today: 6-13, 2-3 from the field, 8-8 from the line, 4 rebounds, 4 Assists, zero TOs.
This with the best defender on him vs. the statically top defensive team in the country, focused on stopping him. Those were some very difficult 20 points. Oh, and he got his defender in foul trouble.
It was frustrating to see so little ball movement, but they you realize there were zero passing lanes. LC literally forces you to go back-door, because they are in your hip the whole time. Refs allowed them to just plow through screens and hang onto our players when going over screens - I thought they should have called those, and if they had, LC would have found out half their team. Ethan literally could only get the ball 30 feet from the basket. So I didn't have an issue with so much dribbling and calling for screens, it was the only thing their defense offered.
He looked the senior leader, and just always seemed to have the answer on offense when they would make a little run. Going 100% from the FT line in a game of this pressure is just so impressive
As for the rest of the team, 9 players saw PT, every one of them scored. Nobody else had a great game on offense, although Alatishe was more himself. We simply found enough from the whole team to get it done.
What an amazing group of men that have become the definition of a team.
And btw, I'm glad Krutwig done. Fun to watch, but in his interview with Dan Patrick, they were talking about the final four (although Patrick did bait him somewhat). Respect your opponent, or go home.
This with the best defender on him vs. the statically top defensive team in the country, focused on stopping him. Those were some very difficult 20 points. Oh, and he got his defender in foul trouble.
It was frustrating to see so little ball movement, but they you realize there were zero passing lanes. LC literally forces you to go back-door, because they are in your hip the whole time. Refs allowed them to just plow through screens and hang onto our players when going over screens - I thought they should have called those, and if they had, LC would have found out half their team. Ethan literally could only get the ball 30 feet from the basket. So I didn't have an issue with so much dribbling and calling for screens, it was the only thing their defense offered.
He looked the senior leader, and just always seemed to have the answer on offense when they would make a little run. Going 100% from the FT line in a game of this pressure is just so impressive
As for the rest of the team, 9 players saw PT, every one of them scored. Nobody else had a great game on offense, although Alatishe was more himself. We simply found enough from the whole team to get it done.
What an amazing group of men that have become the definition of a team.
And btw, I'm glad Krutwig done. Fun to watch, but in his interview with Dan Patrick, they were talking about the final four (although Patrick did bait him somewhat). Respect your opponent, or go home.
