Monday, March 23, 2009

The Heels vs The Zags, 9:57 pm Friday night

Have I told everyone how I dislike these late games? UGH.

The Heels are not hitting on all eight cylinders, but we probably have enough in the tank to survive and advance to the Elite Eight. Am I worried? Of course. Will the Heels win? Probably.

Keys to the game:

  1. Go inside, and then go inside again. Allow Hansbrough to be the dominate force and carry the team inside. Lawson may be the MVP of the Heels, but Hansbrough is the force to be reckoned with. Allow Davis to exert himself on the boards, and let Thompson to sneak up on everyone and score 12 points.
  2. Disco Danny. He's forcing his game too much. He needs to be poised during the game and let the game come to him. He does seem to thrive on pressure, and he can make the critical shots. When the game is not on the line, he will make some bad shots. We need him to minimize his shooting and maximize on his other assets, such as rebounding.
  3. Lawson needs to charge his jets. Lawson is a great player, probably the best point guard in the nation. Allow him to drive to the basket and either shoot or dish out the rock.
  4. DEFENSE. Nothing more, nothing less.

This will be a close game, and the Heels will put some of our fans into cardiac arrest. The Heels will be fighting the entire game, and it will be a struggle.

Final Prediction: UNC 91, Gonzaga 85.

2 comments:

bh said...

Can't stop Lawson. He will run, shoot, and pass all around Gonzaga.

Lawson/Ellington 92, Gonzaga 76

Tarheelman 1993 said...

Swingtrader, you were pretty darn close. Lawson was on fire. Ellington was solid too, along with psycho T.