Duke guards

[SoBeCuse]

Simply stellar by Tyus Jones and Allen. All these freshmen. Props to Duke. They beat a very good team dealing with the foul trouble. Jealous of those freshmen.

 

[Madbiker]

Watching the guard play in that final...our back court is light years away. Not even in the same galaxy.

 

[Lawrinson14]

The NCAA tournament is 100% determined by guard play.

'15 Duke: Jones, Allen, Cook
'14 Uconn: Shabazz
'13 Louisville: Russ Smith, Peyton Siva (although he was either really good or really bad)
'12 Kentucky: Teague, Lamb, Miller
'11 Uconn: Kemba
'10 Duke: Scheyer, Nolan Smith, Seth Curry
'09 UNC: Lawson,
'08 Kansas: Chalmers, Collins
'07 Florida: Not really guard oriented with Horford, Noah, Brewer
'06 Florida: Not really guard oriented with Horford, Noah, Brewer
'05 UNC: Felton, McCants

 

[SoBeCuse]

The NCAA tournament is 100% determined by guard play.

'15 Duke: Jones, Allen, Cook
'14 Uconn: Shabazz
'13 Louisville: Russ Smith, Peyton Siva (although he was either really good or really bad)
'12 Kentucky: Teague, Lamb, Miller
'11 Uconn: Kemba
'10 Duke: Scheyer, Nolan Smith, Seth Curry
'09 UNC: Lawson,
'08 Kansas: Chalmers, Collins
'07 Florida: Not really guard oriented with Horford, Noah, Brewer
'06 Florida: Not really guard oriented with Horford, Noah, Brewer
'05 UNC: Felton, McCants

Nice list. I'll add that Taurean Green on those Florida teams was a VERY solid PG. Did everything right.

 

[Briancuse]

They were very good in the tournament, don't discount Quinn Cook either, he played great.

 

[Knicks411]

I mean, most teams that win the tournament have good players at most spots. But 2012 UK didn't win because they had good guards. (A quibble). And Michigan had Burke and Hardaway and they lost to Lville.

 

[Briancuse]

I mean, most teams that win the tournament have good players at most spots. But 2012 UK didn't win because they had good guards. (A quibble). And Michigan had Burke and Hardaway and they lost to Lville.

But that Lville team won because Hancock played great.

 

[jordoo]

Nice list. I'll add that Taurean Green on those Florida teams was a VERY solid PG. Did everything right.

Agreed, Green was a very good college PG. Humphries was the shooter correct? The role he played is what I always envisioned Cooney's role should be on a well balanced offensive team.

 

[SoBeCuse]

I mean, most teams that win the tournament have good players at most spots. But 2012 UK didn't win because they had good guards. (A quibble). And Michigan had Burke and Hardaway and they lost to Lville.

Maybe not studs but Teague, Liggins, and Brandon Knight were pretty damn good players.

 

[Briancuse]

Agreed, Green was a very good college PG. Humphries was the shooter correct? The role he played is what I always envisioned Cooney's role should be on a well balanced offensive team.

He was their shooter off the bench, a very good 3 point shooter. Hopefully Cooney as a 5th year senior can be a little better than that next year. Maybe a lesser Nick Staukus from Michigan.

 

[jordoo]

He was their shooter off the bench, a very good 3 point shooter. Hopefully Cooney as a 5th year senior can be a little better than that next year. Maybe a lesser Nick Staukus from Michigan.

I think Cooney could do more than shoot on a well ballanced team I just think being the primary or 2nd option offensively is too much for Cooney especially when we play guys who cannot stretch the floor with him or guys who get completely ignored by the defense.

 

[Briancuse]

I think Cooney could do more than shoot on a well ballanced team I just think being the primary or 2nd option offensively is too much for Cooney especially when we play guys who cannot stretch the floor with him or guys who get completely ignored by the defense.

I think Cooney needs to work more on a pump fake, putting the ball on the floor, and hitting a mid range shot.

 

[Knicks411]

Maybe not studs but Teague, Liggins, and Brandon Knight were pretty damn good players.

Yeah I'm not saying they sucked, but like, if you win a title, you're gonna have good players. And Anthony Davis was a transcendent college player. I mean, that team had the top 2 picks in the draft and neither of them were guards.

 

[Brooky03]

Championship teams need great players at every position, not just guards, or forwards, or a Center. Take away Winslow, Duke doesn't get a Title. Take away Okafor, Duke doesn't get a Title and probably is no better than a 3 seed. I can't say guard play needs to be elite or that you need other elite players to make up for it in order to win a championship.