GreenTintedGlasses.net, especially myself (J Felt), would like to officially apologize for being so overconfident going into the game tonight. George Washington came into Halton looking to pull off the upset, and that Hollis kid was killing us early on. If our team could get off to hot starts, we’d be immensely better off for the rest of the season.
While we won, that game was definitely more like Guilford Courthouse, where the British barely beat the Colonials. It took 2 huge plays to make this win happen, a win that we probably didn’t deserve…
The huge three from Derrio. Guy was missing all night and still wanted that big shot. He hit it to tie. Got to love that guy. Credit goes to Phil Jones for setting that monster screen.
The DiJuan/Derrio steal that preceded the game winning free throws. Our defense had been well, uh, not stellar all night, but came up BIG at that moment.
Of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Shamari Spears dominating 31 points. He shot (and scored) the ball from everywhere on the floor, shooting over 50% and even knocked down two key three pointers. And it wasn’t just his scoring either, he was fighting on the boards (6 rbds) and working hard down low on defense. If DiJuan is the floor general on this team, Spears is what keeps them fighting. It was obvious he didn’t want to lose this game, and he made sure to remind his teammates of that point.
Can we officially stop the Phil Jones bashing? The guy has toughened up in the post, especially on defense (3 blocks, 5 rebounds), and now is showing a sweet jumpshot from the free throw line. He finished with 11 points and has been key to our last two home victories. Phil Jones is for real, stop complaining about him.
I could spout off for 6,000 words about the officials tonight. But I’ll just say this: THEY WERE TERRIBLE. Whoever leaves the best comment about the refs in the comments will get a legitimate prize. For real.
Now for observations…
- DiJuan Harris was solid – 8 assists, 11 points, 2 steals, 4 rebounds – in addition to the game winning free throws
- Chuck Dewberry (Dewhurst, in case you didn’t know) is such an integral part to this team, almost every single one of his 11 rebounds was key
- Dew’s also a warrior… already had a black eye and now has a split lip to add to it
- He may not have had a great offensive showing, but Braswell has improved steadily on defense (4 blocks tonight)
- Derrio Green is the hero tonight, seems like there’s a new one every close game
- The crowd brought it, I’ll give them that
- Hobbs and Lutz don’t get along, I even saw Mrs. Lutz yelling at Hobbs after the game
- We’re 7-1, tied for first, and still looking at an NCAA At Large, wow
- I really hate George Washington, this game just made it worse