Slowdown Sunday

It's back-to-back days of recaps as the blog pushes forward. I always find Sunday's a little more enjoyable because I find it easier to analyze the games. There's less channel changing and only a few games on at once to focus on.

• Syracuse players might want to start calling out screens or else Johnny Flynn is gonna get killed.
• Cuse becomes too stagnant on offense at times. I’m not sure if it’s laziness or coaching, but there was too much perimeter passing and lack of movement during a lull in the second half.
• Boeheim went too long with Ongenaet at the five spot. This is possibly why the offense lacked movement since there was no interior scoring option on the floor. Nova was also able to attack the glass without Jackson or Onuaku present.
• Andy Rautins was throwing up a few too many 3s. After swishing early, he lost his touch, but kept firing. While shooters have to shoot themselves out of slumps, taking it to the basket might’ve been a nice change of pace.
• There are a lot of things to like about the Wildcats. Nova cuts up the press. They make few mental mistakes. They have five players who average two offensive rebounds a game, which shows tenacity and a great nose for the ball. And finally they have good hands to swipe the rock away from the ball-handler.
• Freshman Andre Young gives Clemson instant offense off the bench, but can get careless with the ball. When his head’s on straight, he combines with Potter for a productive second unit.
• Raymond Sykes is a moron. He’s athletic yes, but he makes some asinine decisions on the floor.
• Michigan State was inept offensively for the first 30 minutes of their game against Wisconsin. Then they started bringing the focus back on getting the ball inside and the points started flowing. Go figure…
• Wisconsin’s offense, on the other hand, was moving until the final ten minutes. They’re motion offense became too perimeter oriented and they stayed out of the lane. Too often they relied on Hughes to create something off the dribble. Where was the posting of guards at least that we’ve come to know from Wisconsin? They needed to get something established inside to get easier looks and to open up kick-outs for their three-point attempts.
• Duke has turned to Elliot Williams at PG to get more pressure on the basketball. This leads to more athleticism and defensive ball pressure, but it should allow for teams to pressure Duke as well.
  
• Wake Forest fell asleep for ten minutes in the first half and it cost them the game. They lost focus, possibly due to the lack of upperclassmen. Their turnovers let Duke build a lead they never relinquished.