Weekly honors and notes
Bilas Honor Roll
First Team
Charles Rhodes, Mississippi State (26 points, 6 rebounds vs. Ole Miss)
Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis (21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals vs. Gonzaga)
Jerryd Bayless, Arizona (26 points, 6 assists vs. Washington)
Ramel Bradley, Kentucky (26 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals vs. USC)
Chris Lofton, Tennessee (27 points vs. Georgia)
Kevin Love, UCLA (26 points, 18 rebounds at Oregon)
Second Team
Brook Lopez, Stanford (23 points, 2 blocks vs. Cal)
Jessie Sapp, Georgetown (15 points vs. West Virginia)
Robbie Hummel, Purdue (10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists vs. Wisconsin)
Drew Neitzel, Michigan State (18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists vs. Michigan)
Craig Austrie, UConn (15 points at Indiana)
Blake Griffin, Oklahoma (17 points, 15 rebounds vs. Baylor)
• Louisville passer: Rick Pitino's best passer is not a guard. Rather, the Cardinals' best passer and playmaker is junior forward Terrence Williams. A stunning athlete, Williams shoots almost half of his shots from 3-point territory and spends precious little time at the free-throw line, but the young man knows how to pass the ball. Already, Williams has had two triple-doubles (Hartford and Seton Hall) and averages five assists per game to rank among the Big East leaders. If Williams could add a mid-range game and begins to attack the basket with his athleticism, he can be a special player. If he continues to shoot only perimeter jumpers, he is limiting his effectiveness. There are not many players with his size and strength that can pass so well.
• End of game: Wisconsin had the ball down two at Purdue this weekend, and all I could think about was the end of the Badgers' game against Texas. Without Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin was down two and Bo Ryan ran a high screen, pick and pop, with Brian Butch setting a ballscreen for Michael Flowers. Against the Longhorns, Flowers came off of Butch's screen, Texas tried to hedge and recover, and Flowers fired up a three for the win. Against Purdue, Flowers came off Butch's screen, Purdue switched, and Robbie Hummel took away the shot and forced Flowers to drive it. Flowers got an angle to the basket, and it was contested by Hummel. Instead of going into Hummel's body and going up strong, Flowers tried to avoid the block, double clutched and missed the well-defended shot. Flowers did a good job and showed a lot of guts in both situations, but Purdue's great defense on the pick and pop was the difference. But, if Flowers hadn't double clutched to avoid the block, he might have drawn the foul, completed the play or both.
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