11 pts from James

[iommi]

welcome back, #43...you finally played well in a big game. Seriously, hope this serves as a confidence booster and he is a weapon off the bench in Big East play and beyond. We'll need him in at least a handful of games.

 

[mark79]

James was huge tonight. Seems
like he finally broke through in a big spot

 

[mountaincuse]

he had a great run in the first half but was back to forcing it in the second.

was better than previous games against decent opponents though

 

[tbonezone]

nc state ain't ranked.

 

[shermstheman]

James has actually done a nice job without scoring recently and JB has kept in in the rotation with decent minutes. It was GREAT to see him knock down those three's- all against man I think too. Would've loved to see him drain one in the second half. I get the feeling he just needs a full solid game (against legit teams which NC State is) to begin to reach his potential. He had it for half a game tonight so that's a start.

 

[alibrat66]

He did a lot of good things in this game: played d, rebounded, and shot a few big ones.

 

[cuseclappy]

as much as i loved seeing him hit those 3s..i gotta say he was also very active on d and deflected a couple passes which was great to see

 

[mark79]

nc state ain't ranked.

That may be so but the arena was very hostile tonight and he played a huge role in our big run.

 

[Oakland]

He also showed some handle after he got the ball in the backcourt

 

[billsin01]

I think that is the type of matchup we'll see him play a bigger role in -- one where the opponent is a bit soft defensively in general, or at least doesn't really have an answer for his particular skill set. Nothing wrong with that. Otherwise it's probably a handful of minutes where he'll be mostly judged on his rebounding and defense.

 

[NineOneSeven]

James may be the difference between leaving the tournament early and making a big run. I think he is the X factor.

 

[AlaskaSU]

This was his perfect setting. NCS has no depth. They could not extend their D. He hit them where it hurt, downtown baby.

 

[OttoMets]

He also had a nice steal at the end of the first half that prevented an easy dunk.

 

[BlackKnight76]

The fact that two of his threes were with hands in his face was huge. If James plays well, we're not going to lose many games.