Monday, January 17, 2005
Wolfpack Rebound
The NC State men's basketball team got a much needed victory last night over #8 Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech was missing its leader, B.J. Elder, so perhaps the win was not as big as it might seem at first glance.
What was impressive was that State's so-called leader, Julius Hodge, finally played like one. On a night when his shot was not falling, he took fewer shots, played defense, grabbed ten boards, and got the rest of the team involved.
It remains to be seen if Hodge has turned over a new leaf or if he accidentally did something right. Time will tell, but I think we will see the old Hodge - the ball-hogging, me-centered, sometimes nasty - return sooner rather than later.
What was impressive was that State's so-called leader, Julius Hodge, finally played like one. On a night when his shot was not falling, he took fewer shots, played defense, grabbed ten boards, and got the rest of the team involved.
It remains to be seen if Hodge has turned over a new leaf or if he accidentally did something right. Time will tell, but I think we will see the old Hodge - the ball-hogging, me-centered, sometimes nasty - return sooner rather than later.
