LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds hope their game soars vs. Spartans
21.05.12
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Long Island University Brooklyn has not one but two forwards who were good enough to be the Northeast Conference player of the year.
Jamal Olasewere, a 6-foot-7 junior, averaged 16.8 points a game. He was edged out for the award by teammate Julian Boyd, also a 6-7 junior. Boyd averaged 17.4 points.
What really stands out to Michigan State's Draymond Green, however, is how Boyd leaks out onto the break. LIU likes to run. Boyd is a big part of the strategy.
"He's very athletic. He runs the floor very well," Green said.
So well that Olasewere has his doubts about whether Green and the MSU front line can keep up with him and Boyd.
"Michigan State, they have 6-10, 6-9, 6-7. Most of their bigs are heavyset. Like I said ... with me and Julian, with the mobility of us, I said they couldn't catch us with our quickness and speed," Olasewere said. "I guess you could say that's kind of the plan going in, to put them out, me and Julian trying to create it, and hopefully that will work."
Source: Detroit Free Press