Reginald Wayne wrote:The idiot guarding him should be benched. Some of the worst defense I've seen. Mind you I don't follow college bball much but judging by that defense he should be benched.
Good point, you don't watch college ball much. I agree Tyler Zellar (big guy guarding Rivers) should have been crowding Rivers (and Roy Williams, coach should have been yelling that to him), but these college players aren't as refined as seasoned NBA vets and need to be reminded of what to do.
An outstanding college game though played by both teams. UNC failed to break away from Duke in the 2nd half and definitely lost the game while Duke couldn't play a lick of defense, allowed UNC penetration into the lane whenever they wanted and couldn't box anyone out on the glass. I didn't lose hope for Duke when they were hovering down between 10-12 points, but they weren't making it easy on themselves.
Austin Rivers: Made a ton of big shots, single handedly kept Duke in the ball game with big shots, still out of control in certain situations, i've noticed he HAS learned some composure though. He drained two three-pointers and took a third one in a row and bricked it. Next possession he decided not to shoot (Rivers from earlier in the season would have kept bombing). He got to the rim a good amount and crossed over his defender, but at other times he couldn't shake his defender. Definitely needs to work on decision making still and passing, but he's showing signs he knows how to draw defenders in when he drives and kick it out.