From: mcclell@convex.COM (Alan McClellan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: Re: Michigan 79  -  North Carolina 78
Date: 30 Dec 92 16:37:16 GMT
Reply-To: mcclell@convex.COM (Alan McClellan)
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I only got to see the second half, but here are my observations of the game.

* It appeared to me that North Carolina defense
  was good. They pushed Michigan out of their
  half-court offense. Several times, however, Webber made _great_
  offensive plays to score, in spite of good Carolina
  defense.

* Jalen Rose is a clutch player, proven by his lob to Webber
  with shot clock running down and his final put-back, 
  but he played very inconsistently in the second half. I was a 
  big fan of Rose's last year, but in games I've seen him play this 
  year, he's making a lot of bonehead plays.

* Either Michigan was playing better defense than I give them
  credit for, or Carolina has offensive problems. In the last
  10 minutes of the game, it seemed as if Phelps and Williams
  were the only guys who 1) could get a shot or 2) would take a shot.
  Montross did not touch the ball, and Lynch looked horrible, taking
  a couple shots that would make Matt Painter look good. (The halftime 
  stats showed that Lynch had 16 boards in the first half. He certainly 
  disappeared in the second half.)

* Webber is spectacular. He had some excellent shot blocks on Lynch
  and Montross, and on the offensive end, he consistently made difficult
  shots.

* Michigan's winning possession was completely helter skelter.
  After NC scored to take the lead with ~15 seconds left, they almost
  stole the inbounds pass. Then Howard brought the ball up court and
  almost traveled. He finally passed to King, who got off a decent shot,
  before Rose put in the winning basket. 

* Both are good teams, but I don't think either are 
  final four teams. Obviously, Michigan has the talent,
  but they continue to play to the level of their competition.
  If Carolina can keep Montross in the offense, and Lynch can
  contribute offensively, they could get to New Orleans. I
  thought their defense was good. However, with their front line,
  they shouldn't have a guard oriented offense, which is how it appeared
  down the stretch of this game.

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