We don't really need a narrative. We beat the last Kenpom #1, we beat Kenpoms #5 both we're rated higher than us offensively and defensively and both went home. So whats's your narrative? You guys are the new #1? ok
Curious to get your thoughts on how Laranaga deals with UConn's two-headed monster at the 5. Omier averages a bit under 30 minutes a game, which presumably is manageable against the vast majority of teams where that time on the bench will come against a backup 5. UConn gives you a very different look when Clingan comes in but with little or no drop off in production. Do you think they will just try to get Omier to play almost the entire game (even giving up 7 inches to Clingan)? There seems to be some size but deep end of the bench size.
they go 8 deep w/ 3 bench guys averaging 10+mpg
Lol. Love the confidence and agree with everything, but let's not forget to stay humble while we destroy every team put in front of us.
We have a kid named Anthony Walker. 6'9". 4th year jr or something like that. He's limited offensively but he will get the assignment of playing your 7 footer. He's athletic and ok under the basket. But a poor shooter. His job will be to buy minutes. One think he can do is run though. He did it a lot against Houston and got us a lot of fast break dunks. So that could be something that works if we can turn you over.
Appreciate the post! Have a question to ask you... I live in Pittsburgh now, wife went to Pitt, so I watched a lot of their games. In the two games this year vs Pitt, you guys basically played even. Pitt doesn't have an outstanding defense, but like MIami, they have shooters. Wong was mostly a non-factor in both. In short, the Miami team I saw twice wasn't all that impressive. Given that even in the ACC tourney Miami only won by two (and Pitt clanged their final shot), what's different about Miami in this tournament as opposed to the regular season?
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Confidence. The team is just been playing its best basketball over the last 6 or 7 games and the kids are starting to feel really confident.
Do you feel like Texas was overrated?
Yes, as long as you also stop Sanogo, Hawkins, Newton and Karaban and then can stop Calcaterra, Clingan and Alleyne when they come in off the bench. Diarra is mostly a defensive stopper as a backup guard so.......
Theoretically one of them but the only real path to that feels like foul trouble. He and Newton share the point duties so it's not like if Jackson goes out, the offense grinds to a halt. What has had the biggest impact in slowing this team is guard pressure. Full court-pressure, denial of Hawkins, and pressure to keep the guards from getting Sanogo the ball in the post. With the motion offense clicking the way it is, that is VERY hard to do.
That thought makes conventional sense. But that our 7-2 back up center is very fast. He often runs the floor and gets dunks on breaks. And he also stopped two breaks by Arkansas by beating their guards down the floor and clogging the paint. True.
UConn lost to a Top-90 St. John's. That's their one "bad loss." They also lost to a Top-60 Seton Hall team that ranked about the same as Pitt. If that's a bad loss, Miami's loss to Pitt is as well.
I don't think so. I do think missing Disu against a team without much height matters, especially with how he had been playing.
"Remember, you wanted this."
That UConn team should've lost in the sweet 16 and was down a dozen midway through the second half to Albany in the first round. There was a ton of talent but it was a totally unfocused group.
