Commentary
Game Plan: Cards too tough
Injury to James will keep Golden Eagles grounded
Originally Published: February 28, 2009
By
John Carroll | Scouts Inc.
Sunday afternoon's game between Louisville and Marquette took a cruel twist on Wednesday when Marquette's Dominic James went down with a season-ending foot injury. Marquette has been one of the most talented perimeter teams in the country with Jerel McNeal, Wesley Matthews and James, but they are not a very deep team and they may not be able to recover from this blow.
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John Carroll joined Scouts Inc. after nine years as an NBA coach, including a seven-year tenure with the Boston Celtics that concluded with a four-month stint as interim head coach in 2003-04. Before joining the NBA, Carroll spent six years as head coach at Duquesne University and seven years at Seton Hall as an assistant to head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
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