MOTM: Duke vs. Western Michigan (Dec 30, 2011)

[JBDuke]

Who was Man of the Match in Duke's 110-70 win over Western Michigan?

[mgtr]

No bad choices here. Cook is likely to win (and I can't argues with that). Lots of others with good games, Miles had great rebounding, but little scoring. Mason must be ill. I voted for Hairston, because he plays so darn hard, maybe too hard at times. Glad to see him coming around.

[Bob Green]

I voted for Quinn Cook as he had eight assists and zero turnovers (per ESPN box score) to go along with 16 points. GoDuke.com likes Quinn:

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.db...DB_OEM_ID=4200

[OldPhiKap]

I voted for Miles. But you could justify two handsful of folks and be on solid ground.

[Saratoga2]

I voted for Quinn with his impressive night, but Seth, Austin and Miles also had excellent games. Hairston also played a solid game and I ranked him just below the other 4.

[OldPhiKap]

I voted for Quinn with his impressive night, but Seth, Austin and Miles also had excellent games. Hairston also played a solid game and I ranked him just below the other 4.

I really like Josh's game. He has the potential to be a real impact down the road.

[devildeac]

Seth because he got his stroke back (hopefully) but you could talk me into Quinn or Miles, too.

[Verga3]

I really like Josh's game. He has the potential to be a real impact down the road.

Completely agree. Just needs the minutes to elevate his confidence and game over a long season.

[Verga3]

I voted for Quinn with his impressive night, but Seth, Austin and Miles also had excellent games. Hairston also played a solid game and I ranked him just below the other 4.

Great game for Q and T at the point. Liked Q's long kickouts and quick reads, offensively. T perfect from behind the arc. Seth will be more dominant now that it appears he will not displace QT at the point. Josh had a great game...hope he has the opportunity to show us even more. He could be key late in the year.

[ACCBBallFan]

Of course everyone played very well, but Austin had amazing stats

Duke W Mich +/- Metrics Sum Duke

81 36 45 49 94 Austin Rivers, G

62 33 29 50 79 Seth Curry, G
66 43 23 50 73 Miles Plumlee, F

53 18 35 32 67 Tyler Thornton, G
62 54 08 53 61 Quinn Cook, G
62 36 26 34 60 Ryan Kelly, F

46 32 14 34 48 Josh Hairston, F

41 27 14 24 38 Mason Plumlee, F

37 26 11 18 29 Andre Dawkins, G
38 37 01 21 22 Michael Gbinije, G-F

02 08 (6) 2 (4) Todd Zafirovski, F
200 TOTALS
40

With the +45, Austin is now the leader since I began tracking +/- in the Davidson gsame

Dav TN Mich KU tOSU CSU Wash UNC-G W Mich Sum9

14 06 04 (4) (24) 19 14 23 45 97 Austin Rivers, G

08 05 (4) 12 01 19 00 12 35 88 Tyler Thornton, G

09 12 08 14 (22) 08 12 11 14 66 Mason Plumlee, F
14 01 03 (6) (8) 12 (1) 26 23 64 Miles Plumlee, F
00 08 06 06 (17) 13 06 16 26 64 Ryan Kelly, F
04 07 07 08 (14) 14 02 05 29 62 Seth Curry, G

13 01 03 02 (3) 03 (3) 15 08 39 Quinn Cook, G
06 12 08 03 (27) 09 03 14 11 39 Andre Dawkins, G
03 (2) 00 00 03 14 (1) 03 14 34 Josh Hairston, F

(6) 00 00 00 01 04 (2) 12 01 10 Michael Gbinije, G-F

[dukejim1]

I thought it was the first game he really got back into the 2g role. I know he had some ankle issues before the break but this looked like the Seth we wanted off the ball and scoring. Hopefully Tyler and Quinn will continue to lead and find him when open.