College Game of the Year so far… Memphis vs Georgetown
I’ve written my fair share about how good I think Derrick Rose is as Memphis but I haven’t written much about how I feel about the program in general. Memphis coach John Calipari gets good kids into his program. He gets the type of kids that play well in his system and they are all athletic. This team is no different. They have weapons all over the court and I think Georgetown won’t be able to play with them.
Georgetown is very good and would’ve been even better if Seattle rookie Jeff Green was still wearing the lovely Hoyas colors. He isn’t and left behind is a Georgetown team currently ranked fifth but facing their first true challenge. The Hoyas are a very balanced team with no players averaging over 13 a game but no starter averaging under 9. They play tough defense and try to limit teams offensively. Georgetown will have to do everything in their power to slow this game down and control tempo. They need to take advantage of the inside presence of Hibbert and see what he can do.
When it comes down to it I think that Memphis just has too many pieces to throw at Georgetown. They will want to make this game go up and down and wear down the big guy. Joey Dorsey from Memphis is a big physical presence inside and he’ll make it very difficult for Big Roy. The dark horse for the game is point guard Jonathan Wallace for Georgetown. Wallace is coming off a great season last year and he’ll have his hands full trying to stay with Rose. He has experience and is a lot better than people give him credit for. He’s capable of going for 20 plus points and if he does Georgetown will be right there.
I’m actually excited to watch this game because it is such a contrast of strengths and weaknesses, but I’ll be surprised if Georgetown pulls this one off.
