Is Davidson a one man team?

Nobody can stop The Kid. That has already been established. Even when the rims of MSG tried to stop him on Tuesday night in a 9-27 shooting performance, he found away to become The Normal Steph again in the last five minutes, take over the game, and get the W. Just 27 points and 11 assists on an abnormally off night.

Despite all the attention Curry gets on a national stage, and on this blog, make no mistake... This is not the Davidson Currys. Two days ago, one of the top headlines on ESPN.com was that the Cats would be without G Max Paulhus-Gosselin, a guard averaging a measly 3.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Many of the fan comments on that article resonate a "who cares" attitude. After all, the guy is a starting guard who doesn't score 4 points a game and is shooting 16% from deep. To those in the know, this is the beauty of this team.
Yes, there is the dramatic, un-boo-able ring leader who brought droves of random basketball fans into MSG just to see him play. But there is so much more.

Davidson is not successful without the following pieces of the puzzle:

MPG. Paulhus-Gosselin locks down the other team's best player and is good for at least 1 five-second call a game from an inbounds play. That alone is a possible 6 point swing.

Big Cat. Lovedale, who has never consumed a carbohydrate, recently measured at -43% body fat and just finished benching 850lbs, has become a warrior underneath. Although I am skeptical of the spinning Jordan-esque fade-away jumpers, the guy plays defense like a Velociraptor and has vastly improved his play around the basket and his FT shooting. Currently averaging a double double.

Rossiter. How many charges can you take? Steve is battling it out with the graduated Thomas Sander for the spot in the Guinness Book of Most Charges. And when the Cats have needed a big rebound, he's gotten it many times so far this year.

Barr/Archambault. One of these guys is good for 10 a game. With Curry attracting two defenders, one of these guys is open to light you up.

And watch out Southern Conference. The Cats have two freshman big guys waiting for you.

This is a TEAM. Worthy of more than the #22 ranking. Nation, we are NOT who you thought we were.