Whole coaching staff, BKerr and misc GW fans in buff and blue in the stands.  Looks like Kethan will play. 

I would guess that the coaches are there for McDonald. 

BTW, ML did this at Vermont as well - having the whole coaching staff go watch their top recruiting target as a way of showing their devotion.

Savage was obviously still hurting, shying away from contact and was only effective in spurts.  He must've turned the ball over ten times while he was playing the point.  He showed his speed and creativity only a couple of times in the first three quarters, but came alive a bit at the end and increased his scoring total with a few nice and-ones.

EHS won by about a dozen points as Landon didn't have an answer for Adala Moto (who is too small to do the same in the ACC).  McDonald dominated for three quarters running the point, scoring, rebounding and leading his team.  He went ice cold in the last quarter (I think he came out 30 seconds for the whole game) and EHS pulled away.

Other notes on McDonald:  Played point with his head up at all times and barking orders to the rest of the team.  No Shawnta Rodgers, but most certainly a Carl Elliott (<-- Hyperbole discount please).  Offensive game was a mix of mid-range jumpers, layups and a couple of long bombs, although I got the impression his strength is in the mid-range.  Played the Omar Williams Zone Buster Special spot very effectively when EHS went into a 2-3 by sitting at the FT line and distributing the ball to the perimeter.

PS - The refs made the Kenner refs look like all-stars.

Unhappy Landon game wrap, point totals and pix.

the thing about McDonald is he in such incredible control of his body.  No wasted movements, very fluid, can slow down to a stop from a full run without stomping his feet or a huge jump stop.  He also concentrates while out there but plays as if he is reacting to instinct (but he's not, you can tell he's playing the offense).  Granted I truly only took notice of Carl Elliott and his frame during his sophmore year, but McDonald has a tiny way to go in order to gain the muscle that CE had while at GW.  No doubt about it, he's going to be a good get for whoever lands him (hope it's us).  On another note Moto dominates a lot of the IAC games due to his IAC size advantage.  However, he really is not that tall - they say 6'6".  He has muscle, speed and can jump and seems to stay up in there for 5 seconds at a time - amazing.  In college he is not going to play power forward like he has to in HS - he is a swing.  I have seen that guy do some stuff that the film makers were trying to capture in the Matrix.  You can see him thinking while already up in the air: "hmmm what to do lay-up, lay-in, finger roll, do I reverse it, go straight in, dunk it, two hand dunk it, windmill . . . hmmm decisions, decisions).  He is a slightly bigger version of JR Pinnock  without the dribble and without the jumper.  Should be interesting to see him develop.

Landon put extreme pressure on the ball.  With a bad back it is hard to get low and protect the ball.  Kethan is typically an excellent ballhandler and could see the frustration on his face because of his lack of effectiveness.    What I suspect about Savage is that he can score at will when needed despite the pain and why he just turned it up in the 4th so they could get the win. Not able to take the contact did put him at a huge disadvantage.  If he is at 80% or above by Friday, EHS might have a chance at beating Bullis. 

Joe McDonald is an outstanding player also.  Savage and McDonald backcourt would be awesome.  I think that he should grab the offer before ML and gang start setting their sights on someone else.   It is really risky for Joe to wait on one hand but on the other hand this is one of the biggest decisions of his life.  There are not going to be many opportunities to come in and play major minutes immediately. 

My question is why did the Bigs pass on McDonald? He was first team all met. 

Agreed that a Savage/McDonald backcourt would be frickin awesome.

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From Landon people, not GW people, I really like our chances here.We are the clear favorite. 

I talked to a high school ref who's seen all the best players in the area firsthand and he said McDonald is the best guard he's seen (better than Gonzaga's Nate Britt-a 2013 UNC commit).  It's one man's opinion but it's high praise nonetheless. 

I talked to a high school ref who's seen all the best players in the area firsthand and he said McDonald is the best guard he's seen (better than Gonzaga's Nate Britt-a 2013 UNC commit).  It's one man's opinion but it's high praise nonetheless. 

3-2-1....

Joe McDonald commits to [insert BCS school]

PS - Refs probably like him since he doesn't argue or showboat.

If I had to choose between a J Robinson/N Britt backcourt and a McDonald/Savage backcourt..... I would take the latter.  In a 2 on 2 game, it would not even be close.  McDonald is too quick and Savage is too explosive and athletic.