Lazar's Rebound

[GGGG]

Key point of the game.  About a minute left, MU up one, Buycks shoots the ball with the shot clock winding down.  Lazar, who is no position to get the rebound when the shot goes up, managed to get inside Greg Monroe and simply out strength him for the ball.  He gets fouled...hits two shots. 

Monroe has 5 or 6 inches on Lazar.  That was a man's rebound right there.

[Lighthouse 84]

I thought you were going to make a comment about Zar's rebound of Wright's missed three at the end.  From my perspective, he walked and then put it on the floor and his walk came with time on the clock.  As it happened, I thought it would get called and the Warriors would lose on a .4 shot!

[MauraDay]

I agree - that rebound (plus the two free throws he calmly knocked down afterwards) was huge.

[GGGG]

I thought you were going to make a comment about Zar's rebound of Wright's missed three at the end.  From my perspective, he walked and then put it on the floor and his walk came with time on the clock.  As it happened, I thought it would get called and the Warriors would lose on a .4 shot!

You know, I was watching on 360 and sometimes it is difficult to hear the horn.  I *thought* he let go of it early when it happened, but then I thought "well, I must be wrong."

Yikes.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Lazar definitely battles his arse off on the boards...no doubt about it. But did anybody think he kind of disappeared offensively last night? I know G'town has some big bodies, but there were a couple times Lazar had smaller players on him in the post and he spun right towards trouble (bigger help). I think he's got to work on spinning to his left down there as both instances he went to his right.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

That was an AWESOME rebound!  Anyone have video of it so I can show my kid?

[RawdogDX]

Lazar definitely battles his arse off on the boards...no doubt about it. But did anybody think he kind of disappeared offensively last night? I know G'town has some big bodies, but there were a couple times Lazar had smaller players on him in the post and he spun right towards trouble (bigger help). I think he's got to work on spinning to his left down there as both instances he went to his right.

I thought he did but I almost felt like it was a bit of senior experience that lead to it more so than laziness.  He saw that we were shooting hot and deferred rather than trying to make it a fight inside that he'd probably lose.

[nycwarrior]

Lazar definitely battles his arse off on the boards...no doubt about it. But did anybody think he kind of disappeared offensively last night? I know G'town has some big bodies, but there were a couple times Lazar had smaller players on him in the post and he spun right towards trouble (bigger help). I think he's got to work on spinning to his left down there as both instances he went to his right.

I felt like he was spinning all over the place and doing his best to use his body to protect the ball. He always does. In this game though, the size and skill of his defenders seemed to lead to a lot more swatted attempts or short shots that seemed to have little chance of going in.

And that rebound was BAD ASS.

[Wareagle]

Key point of the game.  About a minute left, MU up one, Buycks shoots the ball with the shot clock winding down.  Lazar, who is no position to get the rebound when the shot goes up, managed to get inside Greg Monroe and simply out strength him for the ball.  He gets fouled...hits two shots. 

Monroe has 5 or 6 inches on Lazar.  That was a man's rebound right there.

I would kill to see what Lazar could do with Monroe's height.  Monroe is simply too soft and Lazar's board illustrates that point.  Monroe's first impulse was to try to draw the foul by flailing around on the ground. If I was JT3, I would light his ass up in the next tape session. 

[MUDude4]

If Lazar had Monroe's height he would be in the league already

[MauraDay]

I did not think that he disappeared offensively, but that he was letting the game come to him instead of trying to force things that usually result in turnovers (when he does his slow motion post up) or missed shots. I thought he displayed leadership through his unselfishness and smart decision making.