Good news for now, good news for later
I hope you enjoyed my Big East conference preview/Home Alone appreciation from yesterday. Last night I watched the last 30 minutes as I was falling asleep. Tonight maybe I'll throw on Home Alone 2, one of the great sequels of all time; anytime you can take the exact same plot and move it from an almost-anonymous suburb to New York City, that's a recipe for greatness.
Speaking of "recipes for greatness," overall you had to love what you saw from the Orange last night, especially KJ. So the Friars made a little bit of a run late. So what? We're in conference play. Recent squads might have blown that lead but Providence barely cut it to a one-possession game. Nice closing from the Orange. And this is EXACTLY what I've been waiting for from Kris Joseph. You watch - he was holding back during the non-conference season while Boeheim tinkered with the rotation, but now he's going to explode in conference. He's averaging 14.9 right now...I'll bet that creeps over 16 by February. His 3-point shooting in the last two games is exciting, and as Mike Waters reported today, there is reason to think it could last; KJ's been working with a Big Ball (just what it sounds like) in practice. All SU really needs is for opponents to respect KJ's range. If he knocks down 1-2 per game...wow. The floor will really open up. That will help him accomplish the task I really want to see from him - getting to the foul line. He did that 10 times last night. One other thing to watch - the television broadcasters (sorry, I'm forgetting who called the game on ESPNU) pointed out that KJ often prefers to finish with his right hand even when he drives left. Room for improvement there. Otherwise, I'd put him against almost anyone in the nation at attacking the hoop right now.
2011 recruit Michael Carter-Williams seems to bring the same thing to the table. ESPN Insider just published a promising post about his recent performance. Carter-Williams put up 28 points at a mini tournament, out-dueling two other blue chip prospects. He's a 6'5" lanky shooting guard with a PG's handle who will slot in nicely next to Dion Waiters in the long run. It sounds like he plays defense too. Good times. Go Orange.
Speaking of "recipes for greatness," overall you had to love what you saw from the Orange last night, especially KJ. So the Friars made a little bit of a run late. So what? We're in conference play. Recent squads might have blown that lead but Providence barely cut it to a one-possession game. Nice closing from the Orange. And this is EXACTLY what I've been waiting for from Kris Joseph. You watch - he was holding back during the non-conference season while Boeheim tinkered with the rotation, but now he's going to explode in conference. He's averaging 14.9 right now...I'll bet that creeps over 16 by February. His 3-point shooting in the last two games is exciting, and as Mike Waters reported today, there is reason to think it could last; KJ's been working with a Big Ball (just what it sounds like) in practice. All SU really needs is for opponents to respect KJ's range. If he knocks down 1-2 per game...wow. The floor will really open up. That will help him accomplish the task I really want to see from him - getting to the foul line. He did that 10 times last night. One other thing to watch - the television broadcasters (sorry, I'm forgetting who called the game on ESPNU) pointed out that KJ often prefers to finish with his right hand even when he drives left. Room for improvement there. Otherwise, I'd put him against almost anyone in the nation at attacking the hoop right now.
2011 recruit Michael Carter-Williams seems to bring the same thing to the table. ESPN Insider just published a promising post about his recent performance. Carter-Williams put up 28 points at a mini tournament, out-dueling two other blue chip prospects. He's a 6'5" lanky shooting guard with a PG's handle who will slot in nicely next to Dion Waiters in the long run. It sounds like he plays defense too. Good times. Go Orange.
posted by Prof. A at 11:30 AM
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