After I watched Villanova dismantle Miami when I was at Louisville, I knew I had watched the best team in the tournament
One of the greatest college games I have ever seen
Marcus Paige’s shot to tie the score at 74 was beyond incredible
Jay Wright clearly out coached Roy Williams but who is surprised
2017 Gilman QB Kasim Hill (6’2 200) rumored to be ready to commit to Maryland
Carolina and Roy Williams will now have to wait out what the NCAA penalties for the carolina academic rules
O’s win opener 3-2 on walk off hit by Matt Weiters–HUGE
Andy Katz predicts Maryland’s fortunes for next year—14th in the Nation
Maryland will lose Rasheed Sulaimon and Jake Layman, both seniors. They will probably also lose center Diamond Stone, a smooth offensive operator and a projected lottery pick after one year on campus. These things feel fairly certain. Far less certain is whether Melo Trimble will follow suit. If he returns — and if he’s healthy all season, and goes easy on the turnovers — Mark Turgeon’s team will still have an elite point guard to play pick-and-pop with Robert Carter. Add Dion Wiley (returning from injury), Jared Nickens (a still-promising sharpshooter), solid, experienced bigs (Damonte Dodd, Michal Cekovsky) and a couple of top-100 freshmen (Kevin Huerter, Anthony Cowan). This feels like a top-25 team at the absolute worst.
Diamond Stone declares for the NBA Draft but does not hire an agent
Terps Lacrosse Rated #5 at 7-2
Todd
I really didn’t understand UNC’s (lack of) defensive approach on Nova’s last possession. After a timeour, why did he opt not to pressure the inbound pass? Maybe trap if he can force the pass into the corner. Why didn’t he have someone glued to Jenkins all the way up the court? I know Booth had a great game off the bench but there are basically two players you don’t want to beat you – the white kid with the six syllable last name and Jenkins.
I was rooting for Nova but thought UNC would win a tight one.
Even with 60% of the money going on UNC, the wise guys kept the spread at three. Those guys are good.
I didn’t keep notes but I thought the officials missed about six critical calls and four went Nova’s way.
· 11/12/2019
Brian
Based on past performance it was surprising that Jay Wright out coached Roy Williams. Per the list I linked last week Roy Williams coached teams have outperformed expectations in the tournament by 4.3 wins (#14 all time) while Jay Wright has under performed by -0.5 wins (#400 all time).
· 11/12/2019