MOTM: Duke vs. UNC (Mar 9, 2014)

[JBDuke]

Who was Man of the Match in Duke's 93-81 win over the Heels last night?

[jipops]

Gee, let me think on this one. Jabari maybe?

[Bob Green]

Parker was a Beast last night so he earns my vote; however, the play of Rodney Hood cannot be overlooked. Hood was tremendous!

[BD80]

This one BETTER be unanimous.

[MCFinARL]

Not much doubt about whom to vote for, but for runner up, in addition to Hood (another obvious choice), I might give a sentimental vote to the senior trio, who came out in their first stretch and really set a great tone for the day, defending hard and fighting for everything. Dawkins, especially, continued to play well throughout the game, I thought, even though he didn't have one of his unconscious shooting nights--you could tell he wanted to make the most of his last game in Cameron.

[MCFinARL]

This one BETTER be unanimous.

Is Rodney's mom on DBR? I might allow her a different vote.

[Law Prof]

Is Rodney's mom on DBR? I might allow her a different vote.

That would explain the one vote for Rodney. Kidding aside, he had a great game, deserving of MOTM in almost any other game.

[brevity]

This one BETTER be unanimous.

Exactly. The MOTM was Nate James. Anyone who believes otherwise should explain it to him in person.

[Dukehky]

Jabari.

[gep]

One of the best things I saw in the game from Jabari was him taking command of the team on the floor... especially with Rasheed. A couple of times, at least, Rasheed started complaining about a call going against him, and Jabari just grabbed Rasheed and pushed him into the team huddle on the court. As Jabari said in a recent interview, he's not an 18 year old anymore... the team needs experienced play, and he was up to the challenge. I think if Jabari is really taking ownership of this team (at least it looked that way to me), Duke will go far. We all were looking for a floor leader... one who takes the team on his back... maybe Jabari is the one who will do it.