Erick Green 35, UVa 74

The title sums it up. I don’t really think anyone else deserves to be written about. Or deserves any respect from this game (If there is a person, it’s Marquis Rankin. Kid put it all on the line last night and didn’t hold back).

Erick is a top 5 player in the nation. He can get a shot off in any situation, and will most likely make it. He EMBARRASSED everyone that tried to guard him. Jontel Evans? Ha, nice try “best on-ball defender in the ACC.” Doug Browman? Yeah, he’s still on the ground from that broken ankle. Erick is ridiculous. THIRTY-FIVE points. 35!!!!!!! That’s the most against UVa since JJ Redick’s 40 in 2006. At one point in the second half I wanted him to shoot every time down the floor. Pull-up from three. I’d much rather have that than Jarell Eddie with a silly turnover or Robert Brown forcing a shot.

It is the single most frustrating thing to watch a player try as hard as possible and have the rest of his team almost give up on him. It reminded me a lot of the Orange Bowl against Stanford, when Tyrod literally had to do everything while the rest of his teammates disappeared.

HE HAD NO HELP. Jarell was the second leading scorer with 9. But it took him 11 shots to get there. He made TWO of them. When he had an open three I expected him to make it. That’s what he’s good at. He is a junior, don’t you think by now he would be able to consistently score game in and game out? We NEEDED him. He had a couple open threes in the first half that could have gotten our team started off right. Miss, miss, miss.

Robert. I have no comment. He’s my favorite player. I tend to defend him and cut him a little bit of slack, but he needs to figure out his shot. Maybe he needs a change in mechanics? Something has to change.

Let me give you a quick little summary of the game, or how it went in my mind at least. UVa 3-pointer. UVa 3-pointer. UVa 3-pointer. E.G. 3-pointer. E.G. 3-pointer. UVa 3-pointer. UVa 3-pointer. UVa 3-pointer. Unacceptable.

I saw a lot of people that got upset at Coach Johnson and have already started to give up on him. His in-game adjustments we’re practically non-existent. With that said, look at the spot he was put in. 7-8 scholarship guys. Many of which he didn’t recruit for his style of play. I say wait it out. Let him get who he wants. Let him FULLY implement his style of play. Let him have a full bench so he can go all out.

The scariest thought of all though, what will we do without Erick?