Some quick Iowa corrections, notes
In lieu of time to do a proper pregame analysis for the West Virginia game, I offer a few corrections from my Monday analysis of the Iowa game.
In addition to being wrong about Mike Henderson's position (he's the Iowa point, not the shooting guard), it appears I severely understimated his game. His 15 points, on 7-for-9 free throws, 7 rebounds and 4 steals more than overshadowed the combined efforts of his counterparts in blue. It seems I overestimated the production of Joe Crawford and Patrick Sparks, who combined for a mere 9 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and awful 3-for-11 shooting.
The UK frontcourt was outscored in the paint and its three-headed center managed to be outrebounded by a single Erek Hansen, 3-2, and was outscored, 6-2. While I don't feel this was crucial in and of itself, certainly the lack of production from Alleyne and Carter affected the scoring in the paint.
Rajon Rondo was magnificent in every way except shooting, and while Bobby Perry did play, amassing a career-high 12 points, he hit just 3-of-9 shots, and clanked a layup in the waning minutes that would have given the Cats a late lead. It's hard to hate on a guy who hit a crucial three, but there were several easier shots he didn't hit that made his three necessary.
Sheray thomas continues to disappoint. His produced an 0-for-6 night, with just 3 rebounds, in 20 minutes, and looked out of sync doing that much. Rekalin Sims didn't look out of anything in the first half, and his hot shooting helped offset Greg Brunner's production. Sims tallied 22 points and 7 rebounds, but only 8 of those points came in the second half.
As a team, UK held Iowa to a 4-for-15 3pt shooting night. Unfortunately, while the Cats nailed 9 threes, shooting 45% from behind the arc, they hit only 11 two-point shots, shooting 33% for the game. That, my friends, is not going to get it done.
In addition to being wrong about Mike Henderson's position (he's the Iowa point, not the shooting guard), it appears I severely understimated his game. His 15 points, on 7-for-9 free throws, 7 rebounds and 4 steals more than overshadowed the combined efforts of his counterparts in blue. It seems I overestimated the production of Joe Crawford and Patrick Sparks, who combined for a mere 9 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and awful 3-for-11 shooting.
The UK frontcourt was outscored in the paint and its three-headed center managed to be outrebounded by a single Erek Hansen, 3-2, and was outscored, 6-2. While I don't feel this was crucial in and of itself, certainly the lack of production from Alleyne and Carter affected the scoring in the paint.
Rajon Rondo was magnificent in every way except shooting, and while Bobby Perry did play, amassing a career-high 12 points, he hit just 3-of-9 shots, and clanked a layup in the waning minutes that would have given the Cats a late lead. It's hard to hate on a guy who hit a crucial three, but there were several easier shots he didn't hit that made his three necessary.
Sheray thomas continues to disappoint. His produced an 0-for-6 night, with just 3 rebounds, in 20 minutes, and looked out of sync doing that much. Rekalin Sims didn't look out of anything in the first half, and his hot shooting helped offset Greg Brunner's production. Sims tallied 22 points and 7 rebounds, but only 8 of those points came in the second half.
As a team, UK held Iowa to a 4-for-15 3pt shooting night. Unfortunately, while the Cats nailed 9 threes, shooting 45% from behind the arc, they hit only 11 two-point shots, shooting 33% for the game. That, my friends, is not going to get it done.
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