Whitelaw Reid -- "Making the Grade"
Beautifully wraps up the basketball season with a player-by-player report card. My favorite snippet:
At least one of the turnovers that Evans made in the last loss to Miami was a result of wanting to get rid of the ball before he could be fouled and sent to the line. If Evans wants to be in at crunch time next season, he needs to want the ball at the end of games, not play hot potato with it.
Well said, Whitey. Explains perfectly why I want Jontel coming off of the bench for the rest of his UVA career. His tenacious on-ball defense can change the tone of a game, but his spotty scoring ability and general inability to hit his free throws means he's just not an ACC-caliber starting point guard.
Another part I like:
At 6-foot-9, Johnson is the most athletically gifted big man Virginia has had in a while. It should be fun watching his development in 2011-12. Johnson should provide a rugged interior presence that has been missing.
Can't wait to see THE BEAST next season. His presence in the frontcourt mix along with Mike Scott, suddenly effective Assane Sene, and rapidly improving Akil Mitchell... should be a thing of beauty.
Anyway, read the article. It's not long, but it's darn good.
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