I know I should hate the guy for the torture he's put NU through the last few years, but I can't do it. Melo Trimble is one of my favorite Big 10 opponents ever.
Another great game tonight (except for the six turnovers). Good luck Mr. Trimble, wherever you go next year.
What's that cartoon where the coyote gets fooled every time, over and over and over again and gets blown to smithereens by his own dynamite?
That's what I think of when I see defenders come out on Trimble and guard him 20 feet from the basket.
Why teams don't just pack it in on him and force him to shoot 3s is beyond me.
The guy is super special as a driver and a slasher. Super special. He can blow past anybody. Usually 2 people. Clearly his best skill.
But as just another guy on the perimeter jacking 3s, he's a fine college player but that's pretty much all he is - a threat but not the stone-cold killer the way he is once he puts the ball on the floor.
I just had to laugh at the way he drew our defenders out to him outside the 3 point line and then just blew past them and got to the hole. Again and again and again. I would tell whoever is guarding him that if they ever get anywhere near the 3 point line with him, they're out of the game. If he lights you up, so be it, it you just can't hand that guy 20 PPG of layups because that creates another 20 in dishes when we collapse on him and he hits the open guy. But what do I know? We tried that when we played them earlier and he rained 3s on us!
I'm glad we're done with him.
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