MOTM: Duke vs. UNC (March 9, 2013)

[Dev11]

Without that timeout he called for us, UNC would have kept riding the wave and closing the gap. Hats off to ole Roy for that one.

[UrinalCake]

Clearly what we need to do is bundle Curry inside a Mason jar

[moonpie23]

i voted for mason....but it was really both of them...

[loran16]

I voted for Tyler Thornton. Let me explain:

First of all, anyone who knows me knows how critical I am of Thornton. I am not a fan.

Yet today he was dedicated to guarding Bullock, STAYED ON HIM constantly through multiple screens, and barely got lost defending nobody after coming over to help. He had a monster defensive game - the first time in a while. And well, shut down Bullock, and Carolina is worthless. Pretty much what happened.

[-bdbd]

Could easily go to either Curry or MP2, but as Bilas pointed out Cook had a VERY solid game too, and I was a LITTLE tempted to vote for Kelly simply b/c of the value he provided as a major decoy that Carolina focused on, thus freeing up Seth and Ryan for very big games.

[Bob Green]

My vote goes to Mason Plumlee. We needed to press our size advantage and MP2 took it to the Heels all game. Curry was very impressive leading us to the big early lead so I was very tempted to vote for him but in the end it was Mason's 13 rebounds that made the difference.

[jv001]

I voted for Seth as he got us started and got us the big first half lead. His shooting really opened up the paint for Mason. In the 2nd half, Mason put on a show. Either could be MOM but I went with Curry as he got us off to the fast start. We are pretty much unbeatable when we start like that. Tyler played a great game even though he did not score but 3 points. His hustle and defense is just another part of what makes this team "special". Quinn had a very good game dishing out 5 assists and only two turnovers. Ryan played well but foul trouble hurt him. Josh provided some energy and good minutes off the bench. Rasheed played ok, but once again had trouble hanging on to the ball. Better times await him. GoDuke!

[MCFinARL]

Without that timeout he called for us, UNC would have kept riding the wave and closing the gap. Hats off to ole Roy for that one.

So true--I was shocked when he called that time out. Not sure, by itself, it's worth MOTM, though.

[captmojo]

1. Seth kills in first half, opens up huge lead. (The difference IMO)



9F!

IMO too.That opening barrage was exactly what was needed to set the tone for the game. Break out big and never look back. Next play!

Point of order: Never backspace out a 9F! from anyone else's quote.

[Native]

It's a toss-up between Seth and Mase, as many astute posters have already pointed out.

I'll give it to Seth for setting the tone, but I want to point out that Mason hit the boards like a man tonight, and if we get a game like that out of him on the boards every night we'll be hard to handle. Quinn also helped seal it late.

[Saratoga2]

As it shoulld be Mason and Seth are essentially tied for MOTM

[Buckeye Devil]

I will go against the grain and say Quinn. I thought he hit a couple of big shots including one NBA range 3. He handled the ball well and ran the offense pretty effectively. I know at one point he had 5 or 6 assists and no TO's.

[SupaDave]

I had to give Hot Curry the nudge. He made a shot while almost on the floor!

[-jk]

I had to give Hot Curry the nudge. He made a shot while almost on the floor!

Giving new meaning to the "fall-away" jumper. And I think he managed to keep his left foot planted (while his right bounced and slid out of control) to avoid the travel.

-jk

[Newton_14]

Clearly Seth Plumlee

I disagree. I think it was Mason Curry.

This one was tough. Man.

I honestly would call this one a tie and go with both as Co-Players of the game. Seth definitely dropped the first bomb and opened the gaping hole in the bow that had the heels bailing water all game long, but he got tired and only had the two free throws in the 2nd half. Mason had 8 points in the first half, scored the first 10 Duke points in the 2nd half to stymie any notion of a heel run, and had the 11 boards with good defense all night. So I went with Mason who had the more complete game.

Tough call though as Curry was just awesome. Watching him destroy the much bigger and more athletic Reggie "Coach K loots like a R**" Bullock was very satisfying for me.

Funny how we all have players we dislike in the UNC rivalry, but Bullock for that comment alone, and Strickland for his dumb arse comment about "Hope that system K runs does not mess up Kyrie's game" will always keep them at the top of that list for me.


Curry had his way in that first half, Mason sunk the UNC ship and sent it to the depths of the sea!

[JNort]

I voted for Cook because the efficient he appeared to have when initiating the offense and his good on and off ball D on Paige. He really disrupted the Carolina offense