Jumbo
03-22-2010, 01:00 AM
This was an interesting game to chart because of its simplicity. I'm too lazy to go back and check right now, but this has to be the least variety in lineups Coach K has employed all year. Before garbage time, Duke essentially kept the three perimeter guys in the whole time and just swapped post combos. The only differences came when Zoubek picked up his second foul in the second half and Miles and Lance played together a bit, and when Dawkins came in for Scheyer for like 10 seconds in the second half.
I thought that was the right move, btw. There are some teams -- including better teams -- against whom Dawkins can still be effective. This was a bad matchup with quick, strong guards on the opposing team and a game plan focused around tight team D. I do find it interesting that the post rotation has essentially morphed into Zoubs and Thomas almost always playing together and the Plumlees almost always playing together. This has been the case for a few weeks now, but earlier in the year there was much more mixing and matching. The important thing is that the pairings are working. Duke was great in the first half with the Plumlees in the game, and then in the second half, when Cal cut the lead to 7, the seniors took over. After starting the second half getting outscored 11-7 before Duke subbed, the five starters finished with spurts of 8-0, 4-2 and 10-2 in their last three shifts. That's how you finish strong.
Anyway, on to the numbers ...
Individuals
Jon Scheyer 68-48 (+20)
Kyle Singler 68-51 (+17)
Nolan Smith 68-53 (+15)
Brian Zoubek 43-31 (+12)
Lance Thomas 49-38 (+11)
Miles Plumlee 23-16 (+7)
Mason Plumlee 17-11 (+6)
Jordan Davidson 0-2 (-2)
Ryan Kelly 2-6 (-4)
Andre Dawkins 2-9 (-7)
Per 40 Minutes
Mason Plumlee +24
Jon Scheyer +21.1
Brian Zoubek +20.9
Miles Plumlee +20
Kyle Singler +17.9
Lance Thomas +15.2
Nolan Smith +15
Jordan Davidson -40
Ryan Kelly -53.3
Andre Dawkins -93.3
Lineups
Scheyer-Smith-Singler-Mason-Miles (x3) 17-9 (+8)
Scheyer-Smith-Singler-Thomas-Zoubek (x7) 43-28 (+7)
Scheyer-Smith-Singler-Thomas-Miles (x2) 6-7 (-1)
Scheyer-Smith-Dawkins-Singler-Kelly 2-4 (-2)
Davidson-Smith-Dawkins-Kelly-Mason 0-2 (-2)
Smith-Dawkins-Singler-Thomas-Zoubek 0-3 (-3)
I thought that was the right move, btw. There are some teams -- including better teams -- against whom Dawkins can still be effective. This was a bad matchup with quick, strong guards on the opposing team and a game plan focused around tight team D. I do find it interesting that the post rotation has essentially morphed into Zoubs and Thomas almost always playing together and the Plumlees almost always playing together. This has been the case for a few weeks now, but earlier in the year there was much more mixing and matching. The important thing is that the pairings are working. Duke was great in the first half with the Plumlees in the game, and then in the second half, when Cal cut the lead to 7, the seniors took over. After starting the second half getting outscored 11-7 before Duke subbed, the five starters finished with spurts of 8-0, 4-2 and 10-2 in their last three shifts. That's how you finish strong.
Anyway, on to the numbers ...
Individuals
Jon Scheyer 68-48 (+20)
Kyle Singler 68-51 (+17)
Nolan Smith 68-53 (+15)
Brian Zoubek 43-31 (+12)
Lance Thomas 49-38 (+11)
Miles Plumlee 23-16 (+7)
Mason Plumlee 17-11 (+6)
Jordan Davidson 0-2 (-2)
Ryan Kelly 2-6 (-4)
Andre Dawkins 2-9 (-7)
Per 40 Minutes
Mason Plumlee +24
Jon Scheyer +21.1
Brian Zoubek +20.9
Miles Plumlee +20
Kyle Singler +17.9
Lance Thomas +15.2
Nolan Smith +15
Jordan Davidson -40
Ryan Kelly -53.3
Andre Dawkins -93.3
Lineups
Scheyer-Smith-Singler-Mason-Miles (x3) 17-9 (+8)
Scheyer-Smith-Singler-Thomas-Zoubek (x7) 43-28 (+7)
Scheyer-Smith-Singler-Thomas-Miles (x2) 6-7 (-1)
Scheyer-Smith-Dawkins-Singler-Kelly 2-4 (-2)
Davidson-Smith-Dawkins-Kelly-Mason 0-2 (-2)
Smith-Dawkins-Singler-Thomas-Zoubek 0-3 (-3)