Originally Posted by
mapei
The technique of pulling Shel out of position, one way or another, seemed effective. I remember other teams doing it on occasion, and I also remember Killingsworth of Indiana and the guy at NC State having near-dominating games against Shel-without-help.
A key to Georgetown's win over Duke, in addition to Green, was Bowman. That was perhaps his best game as a Hoya. His career was sort of Nelson-like, in that he was so inconsistent people on the Hoya board started to refer to him as "good Brandon" or "bad Brandon" depending on his decision-making and execution. When he was good, he could be very good indeed and, like Nelson, he was Gtown's leading scorer over a couple of seasons. But he was also capable of the complete bonehead move. In the Duke game we saw only good Brandon.
For next year, PE2's value to the team so far has been mainly in providing a very high-energy spark off the bench. Those who think he won't start next year (in deference to Macklin, Crawford or even Freeman) believe that JT3 would like to keep him in that role. The challenge is that Green was really irreplacable. It's like replacing Battier or JJ; no one, no matter how good, is going to be AS good at the things they provided. And, in Green's case, he provided a lot of versatility. So no matter who takes the slot, it will be in a different role than Jeff had. Both the offense and defense will change somewhat.