"We tried to get Greivis coming off the inbounds pass with a handoff. He was supposed to go, and...

"We tried to get Greivis coming off the inbounds pass with a handoff. He was supposed to go, and there were two guys on him and I guess he didn't see anybody open so he took the shot. You want to put the ball in the hands of your best player if you can in that situation. At least, I do. He's been clutch his whole career, he's made the big shots, he's done a lot of things."

Gary Williams on Greivis Vasquez's last shot via Jeff Barker

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I mean, I agree with Gary's thoughts. But the way Vasquez played last night, the shot should have gone to Hayes

by callmecostanza on Jan 13, 2010 10:33 AM EST reply actions

GV

Didn’t he have 30 last night. I would want him to have the ball. You make some, you miss some, but I will take GV anyday.

by stayon12 on Jan 13, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

I am only going to say this once, and then quote it all next season and the season after: Those of you who complain about GV today would give your left arm to have him on the team in the future. “you don’t know what you got till its gone”

by nmprisons on Jan 13, 2010 11:59 AM EST reply actions

Vaz was 9 for 27 from the field.

When you take 27 shots, you should hopefully have more than 30 pts. Off night shooting for Vaz. Should have penetrated and dished to Eric or someone else for a better shot.

But I am a Vaz lover, and I don’t fault him at all.

by kckb8 on Jan 13, 2010 2:09 PM EST reply actions

True, but...

He also had 7 assists and 4 rebounds…he did have a really low field goal % but he also came through with some serious scoring at the times we most needed it. I’m obviously not saying he is without fault, but he is pretty much the main reason we are competitive right now. If we didn’t have him, where would we get the bulk of our scoring from?

by GoTerpsBaby on Jan 13, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions

And how many turnovers?

7, to answer that question.

Greivis is vital to the success of the team, yes. But he has a tendency to force shots in certain situations that he has no business taking (early in the shot clock with a hand in his face). He sometimes forces the issue too much, getting the team into trouble. Several of his TOs and missed shots led to easy Wake baskets on the other end.

I’m extremely proud of the way the team performed last night, but I’m just a little worried that Greivis is taking on too much of the load. This isn’t last year. We have a better supporting cast (i.e. same old Milbourne, more consistent Hayes, improved Mosley, JWill), so Greivis doesn’t need to carry the team on his back AS MUCH as he did last year.

by kckb8 on Jan 13, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions