Jerome Randle
Thomas’ play got a little bit in his head, and he tried to outduel him a little too much early on as Cal fell behind. I’d say he was bothered a lot by players switching on him. Far more effective on the fast break, but in the half court he struggled to do anything. He didn’t get much help from his teammates early on though, who sort of stagnated off the ball.
He ended up playing much better late when he switched to the two and extended the game to the third overtime before fouling out.
Jordan Wilkes
He sets good picks. Mostly a finisher of plays, but the defense I’ve seen from him so far is basically putting his hands up in the air.
Jamal Boykin
Him and Wilkes can drive me crazy. For all the good things they do on defense, they often get lost on offense. Too many times they got in the way of the scorers and crowded the shots of Robertson and Christopher or weren’t in position for Randle. I guess they’ll be more useful when the zone offense is moving more crisply.
Theo Robertson
Struggled creating his own shot early; was much more prolific with the catch-and-shoot. He didn’t look comfortable dribbling around the perimeter, but did finish the game with the go-ahead drive. Can go inside and shoot outside though, and that was all they needed in the third OT.
Patrick Christopher
The most complete player on our team. Can shoot the three ball, creates his own shot, moves well off the ball, has the speed to grab his missed shots. Still not sure about his defense though.
Played like a man possessed in the second half and the third overtime. This could partly be due to the fact that no one on Washington could really guard him one-on-one. Also played great defense on Dentmon on the last crucial possession without getting called for the foul.
Harper Kamp
He’s very good at those backdoor passes and has excellent defensive skills that make him valuable down the stretch. He breaks up passes in the paint, can bother his man in the post, etc.
D.J. Seeley
Might end up eating into Knezevic’s minutes down the road, simply because he plays better defense and can shoot the three. His fast break defense was especially notable. Oh, and let’s not forget the clutchness.
Jorge Gutierrez
Strong defender (really bothered Thomas in the last few minutes) and plays well in the system on offense, had a crucial drive to the lane in the third OT, even has a nice pass; Montgomery allowed him to ball handle at times, showing how much confidence he has in him playing spot point. All you ask for off the bench.
He’s the kind of player the fans of opposing teams will love to hate. That swipe across the face of Thomas is a perfect example.
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