i'll say it again, DS is very frustrating to watch. he gives little or no effort on defense, rarely crashes the boards, and is often standing around. his numbers look ok, but if you watched that game, his effort is pathetic. weeks and lawson are the only two rockets who really give anything close to full energy.
abrams to me looked the better player, but only slightly. excellent ballhandler, a bit more athletic than DS, it was hard to tell though since the game was mostly low energy. i was right behind the bench and it sounded to me like abrams was benched for poor effort and attitude. he sat the entire fourth quarter.
what's up with this trend? the entire morton starting five was benched last night for the fourth and almost fell to the 16th seed.
lanphier looks pretty good, i wouldn't be surprised if they beat limestone. at this point i'd make boylan the tournament favorite. athletic, disciplined, and play good d. morton was sleepwalking for much of their game and may be feeling all the hype placed on them. i don't see them as a clear mid illini favorite--more on par with washington (who already crushed them), limestone, and maybe even pekin.
great tournament as always, even if the overall team level is a bit down. pekin is always fun.
