| | I'm scratching my head at Petro's defensive strategy in this game. He packed the defense in really tight to contain Powell, but that left the perimeter wide open and Syacuse's outside shooters went to town. At a certain point, maybe when Cuse is up 4-2 without Powell doing anything, it seems like Petro should have switched things up and tried slacking off Powell a little. Make no mistake: Hopkins is the most athletically talented team in the country--by far. The fact is that practically every year Hopkins comes into the playoffs as the #1 team to beat, and so every other team is focusing on how to beat Hopkins. Clearly the Hopkins guys are poor at handling that kind of pressure. Maybe Petro needs to focus less on recruiting freak athletes, and instead try to find guys with the brass to produce victories in May. |