Originally Posted by
DukieUGA
i agree about finding out what a player is made of in big games. JJ had a mixed record in that department, putting up big numbers in some big games (Texas, Georgetown) but completely disappearing in some big games (LSU last year). We're seeing Josh respnd to big games this year in a similarly variable way. In most games Josh does several things very well, scoring, rebounding, passing and/or ball-handling. IN one of DUke's biggest games to date this year, last night at UNC, Josh was variable within the game. At times he seemed like he was trying too hard and committed some horrendous TOs or later in the game he seemed overwhelmed (probably due to exhaustion) by UNC inside. I don' t fault him for not shooting enough, hey, if you're not confident about a shot don't take it. Although he is consistently not using one of his offensive strengths, driving one-on-one against big guys. He forced the issue too much and made some bad passes. So from this game we learned that Josh is neither a total failure like some people want to make him nor was he a game-breaker like some want him to become.