College of Charleston

, The game against the College of Charleston the other night was once again an ugly game just like it was last year. The first half was especially ugly. I thought the 'Heels got beat to just about every loose ball, they got out rebounded, and they still had a one point lead going into halftime, 28-27. I felf a large part of that was due to the fact that leading scorer Andrew Goudelock was ice cold from the field.
The second half was a different story in so many aspects. Goudelock got hot (he finished with 28 points including 13 in a row at one point) but I agreed with Coach Roy Williams in that I thought Dexter Strickland played solid defense on him. He hit some very tough shots. They rebounded much better and showed some signs of putting together a transition game and scored several fast break baskets.
The 'Heels ended up winning 74-69 and John Henson led the way with 19 points doing most of his damage hitting baby hook shots near the basket. It was an offensive game he had never really shown me before. He was about the only one. Tyler Zeller had a bad shooting game and our starting guards (Drew II and Strickland) only scored 10 points and that is below their average of 12. I don't know if Drew II has lost confidence in his offensive game or what but I don't believe he is playing as good a floor game as he played last year either. I believe the team plays at a faster tempo with Kendall Marshall running the show. In my opinion, the most improved player on the team is Guard Leslie McDonald. He only had 9 points but hit two big three-pointers (the only two they hit the entire game) and he looks so much more confident and his shot looks much smoother than it did last year. You can tell he put in the work during the off season.