Oklahoma had little problems with Syracuse, but a lot of that had to do with the surprising effort of Tony Crocker. Crocker had 28 points, including 6-11 of shooting from three.. in the previous 5 games, he had only 21 points combined. Against a batter Tar Heels squad, Oklahoma will need a similar hot-shooter to emerge from the perimeter.
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#1 North Carolina |
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#2 Oklahoma |
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Ty Lawson Seems to be 100% healthy now, has 15 assists to just 1 TO in the tournament.
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Austin Johnson After sluggish start to season, has been playing better.
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Wayne Ellington Finally playing like a star. How he fares against Warren could be the difference.
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Willie Warren 2nd leading scorer hits threes or layups, not much in between. Can't afford another weak effort like against the Cuse. |
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Danny Green Underrated player defends and can knock in threes.
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Tony Crocker Broke out of a month-long slump against Syracuse (28 pts), can he do it again?
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Tyler Hansbrough Most effective when he's getting into the lane and getting to the line.
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Blake Griffin Best player in the country. Puts up 30 like its no big deal. |
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Deon Thompson Leveled off as season went on, and is prone to disappearing. Losing time to Davis recently.
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Taylor Griffin Solid role player can board and mix it up on defense. Much more consistent than Thompson.
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Bobby Frasor/Larry Drew Frasor somehow gotten worse throughout career. Drew is a solid passer who rarely scores. |
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Omar Leary Puts in 10-15 minutes each night.
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NA |
Wings |
Davis/Pattillo Decent contributors have been seeing less minutes in Big Dance, but netter than NA..
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Ed Davis/Tyler Zeller Both of these guys are A-level future stars. Davis will be asked at times to help on Griffin. |
Bigs |
Allen/Wright Don't expect to see them in crunch time. |
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