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Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:45 am to Robot Santa
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:45 am to Robot Santa
This is the crux of the problems UCONN creates:
They're not a pace offense solely because they can choke out most teams in the half court but they have tactically increased pace at times and looked fluid doing so. I don' t think we can just assume that pace is our ticket. They're more athletically gifted than our team and could just beat us at our own game or tempo + misses mean UCONN gets that double digit gap and chokes us out.
The choice between big and small lineup is a similar conundrum. We can't really match their size but I think we may find our small lineup not getting the same quality of mismatch against UCONN. Rylan and Estrada are use to mismatching the 3s and 4s they end up on at times but these guys are a bit more athletic and use their length intelligently to keep dribble drive in front of them.
I said it elsewhere but I really don't think there is a path for Alabama that involves fewer than 20 3PM. Alabama is going to need to get those 60 points on fewer makes, maybe get UCONN to react in ways that can open up the rim for alley oops and backdoor cuts behind their big center. I don't think Sears or Estrada are going to have much success on direct attacks at the rim.
They're not a pace offense solely because they can choke out most teams in the half court but they have tactically increased pace at times and looked fluid doing so. I don' t think we can just assume that pace is our ticket. They're more athletically gifted than our team and could just beat us at our own game or tempo + misses mean UCONN gets that double digit gap and chokes us out.
The choice between big and small lineup is a similar conundrum. We can't really match their size but I think we may find our small lineup not getting the same quality of mismatch against UCONN. Rylan and Estrada are use to mismatching the 3s and 4s they end up on at times but these guys are a bit more athletic and use their length intelligently to keep dribble drive in front of them.
I said it elsewhere but I really don't think there is a path for Alabama that involves fewer than 20 3PM. Alabama is going to need to get those 60 points on fewer makes, maybe get UCONN to react in ways that can open up the rim for alley oops and backdoor cuts behind their big center. I don't think Sears or Estrada are going to have much success on direct attacks at the rim.
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 8:52 am
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Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:21 am to Diego Ricardo
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:36 am to Diego Ricardo
Really is going to come down to playing fundamental basketball amidst the chaos.
Creighton was 14/28 from 3 when they boatraced them- which is doable for us, but they only turned it over 7 times.
Seton Hall was only 3/8 from deep when they beat them by 15. They aren't invincible and are prone to awful nights from beyond the arc. We have to take care of the basketball though and can't shot ourselves in the foot with live ball turnovers that lead to easy buckets the other way
Creighton was 14/28 from 3 when they boatraced them- which is doable for us, but they only turned it over 7 times.
Seton Hall was only 3/8 from deep when they beat them by 15. They aren't invincible and are prone to awful nights from beyond the arc. We have to take care of the basketball though and can't shot ourselves in the foot with live ball turnovers that lead to easy buckets the other way
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