Quick thoughts before I hit the "Publish" button:
- Georgetown gave up ten dunks last night (and nine made dunks). That may be a record for a single game by a Hoya opponent since I've been keeping track.
- Otto Porter was the best player on the court for either team last night (yes, even better than Mr. Robinson on Kansas). That may be the most important take away from last night's game for the Hoyas.
- Markel Starks led the offense about as well as any game he's played in his career so far. I think he silenced some doubters. Hollis Thompson and Jason Clark made some shots last night, but not quite enough to carry the team to a win. All three were a bit exposed by the speed of the Jayhawk guards.
- Nate Lubick was getting a ton of grief last night after the game on the Hoya interwebs as I went to bed. Nate actually played a solid defensive game while having to guard an absolute beast in Robinson. I think fans generally focus on the offense (Nate and Henry Sims were both brutal) and ignore the defensive end for the most part.
- Freshmen report other than Otto (FROTO): Greg Whittington was a bit overwhelmed on the offensive end by Kansas' tough defense, but played well enough defensively (especially as a freshman) to stay on the court. Jabril Trawick played his expected solid defense but needed to add something offensively to be useful. Mikael Hopkins looked like the game was moving too fast for him.
Let's run the numbers:
TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE . Visitor Home . Georgetown Kansas . 1st Half 2nd Half Total 1st Half 2nd Half Total Pace 34 32 65 Points 35 28 63 37 30 67 Effic. 104.3 87.8 96.3 110.3 94.0 102.4 eFG% 53.7 39.3 46.4 51.9 52.1 52.0 TO% 17.9 15.7 16.8 14.9 21.9 18.3 OR% 18.8 26.3 22.9 33.3 28.6 31.2 FTA/FGA 29.6 35.7 32.7 51.9 33.3 43.1 Assist Rate 25.0 30.0 27.3 66.7 41.7 54.2 Block Rate 18.8 5.3 11.4 7.7 16.7 12.9 Steal Rate 3.0 12.5 7.6 6.0 6.3 6.1 2FG% 53.8 44.4 48.4 50.0 57.9 54.3 3FG% 35.7 20.0 29.2 36.4 20.0 31.2 FT% 75.0 60.0 66.7 64.3 62.5 63.6
