If +/- means anything to you, Cadeau was a -10 and quite frankly was really bad in the last 2 minutes, and that's oftentimes when these games are decided.
A PBP recap of the final 2 minutes after Cadeau's layup to give UNC a 2pt lead:
- Florida missed 3, offensive rebound, Elijah Martin fouled by Lubin on a layup attempt. Makes 2 FT. 84-84
- Cadeau either a woefully inaccurate pass to Davis' feet or the ball was deflected. RJ gets tied up. Possession arrow UNC.
- Cadeau dribbles into size and length and turns the ball over.
- Good defensive sequence. I think a better player than Withers is able to stay in bounds and keep possession, but good possession on D.
- Great individual defense by RJ in the mid-post. Florida offensive rebound and a layup. Florida leads by 2.
- Well executed set that finds RJ with a wide ass open 3 from the right wing. He bricks it with about 40 seconds left
I would've fouled and extended the game. You haven't been able to rebound so I extend the game myself. But I don't want to play the results.
- Good initial defense. Can't secure the offensive rebound. Makes 2 FT. Florida leads by 2.
- Florida player doesn't know the score and fouls up 4.
- Cadeau misses the front end of a 1-and-1 ending an opportunity to win the game.
So in the last 2 minutes, you don't get a single defensive rebound despite playing good initial defense. Cadeau has a really inaccurate pass/deflected pass that leads to a tie up, that leads to his eventual turnover. Cadeau misses the front end of a 1-and-1.
It's always within the details. And the details have been lacking all season. And I don't takeaway from this game that UNC necessarily played well. Certain players played well. RJ played well, Seth played well in the 2nd half, Jackson played well. Cade didn't hurt the team when he was on the floor, but he has to make some shots.
This was a winnable game against a team that was giving you the game in the 2nd half. This is the type of game that good/great teams steal despite being thoroughly outplayed in the first half. So improvement? Sure, but not nearly good enough. And it's in the details IMO.
The main positive I took away from the game is UNC turned them over. That's something UNC has been terrible at all season and Florida has been really good at protecting the ball. Hopefully that's a trend going forward because I don't think UNC can depend on their initial halfcourt defense the rest of the season. They're not built that way. And as we can see, offensive rebounding will be a problem on both ends. Florida had 6 offensive rebounds on 16 missed FG's in the first half.
