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En route to post game media interview Demetri Goodson and Head Coach Mark Few stop to watch the replay of his game winning shot in the Portland Rose Garden at the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday. (Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-Review)
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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JamesBond on March 22 at 1:51 p.m.
Dmitri Goodson, a freshman, is very quick, a lock-down defender, and has shown flashes of a solid offensive game when he’s been given the green light. This guy is going to be very, very good for us.
The second before he took that shot, all I could think about was Blake Stepp’s shot that would have won the Arizona game. Those shots, while moving and under tremendous pressure, are a lot harder than they look.
JohnA on March 22 at 3:05 p.m.
Looking ahead to next year, since I’m not sure they can beat UNC, the Zags will be super with Goodson on the point. Add in Daye and Gray sharp-shooting the 3’s and my prediction for WCC Player of the Year, Bouldin leading the scoring, they’ll be very good.
They need to find a big guy to clog the center and grab a few rebounds, but other than that, they’ll be tough to beat next year.
JamesBond on March 22 at 4:25 p.m.
Bouldin should be scary good next year. He’s the best passer on the team, by far.
Sacre is a load underneath. Foster will be a year older and the biggest hoops player I’ve seen in a long time. Poling is another 7-footer. They could be very solid in the middle. Bol Kong, while not a center, is also going to be a very interesting addition.
Bigguy on March 22 at 5:00 p.m.
Now if only Austin Daye would grow up and stop the antics when he is called for a foul. Notice that no one else on the team carries on like that. They just walk away and get ready to continue the game. Fouls are a part of the package along with referees sometimes making errors. Daye’s foul on the three point shot yesterday was obvious before the slow motion replay.
JamesBond on March 22 at 9:22 p.m.
Daye commits a lot of lazy defense fouls. That’s exactly what the foul on the 3 was—he was not in position. He tends to rely on his length, and then when he’s not long enough, he lunges and fouls.