Bama gave up 3 threes to Ubern and Vtech in 2nd half

One of the reasons you gotta tip your cap to Petty. He was a beast in all the minutiae of the game, especially in the second half.

Their screens weren't creating as much space because our defenders were battling through them.

Great team effort all round.

We switched what we were doign with their ballscreens in the 2nd half. Im sure Pelphrey had something to do with that and it is why he is a great assistant.

Nova is going to be a different animal beyond the arc. You brought up the barn but didn’t mention UK who gutter raped us from 3.

Villanova’s sharp shooter is 6’7” and as a team they lead the country in made threes (at a 40% rate) They are a rich man’s auburn. Our guards will have to defend better than they are capable of defensively to have a chance. They’ve got to play over their heads on both ends of the court. “Live by the three, die by the three” is a pretty common cliche in CBB, but It’s a high percentage shot for them. Them dying by the three would be an anomaly and not a regression to the mean

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You brought up the barn but didn’t mention UK who gutter raped us from 3.

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UK isn't a 3pt shooting team... they just had a game where they didn't make ONE three... it wasn't in the Game plan to stop the 3.. it was to pack it in deny the post and rebound.. they just ended up having an awesome day because of it. It was a smart strategy.. it was more important that we rebound and stop their inside game that to spread out challenging 3s.

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Villanova’s sharp shooter is 6’7” and as a team they lead the country in made threes (at a 40% rate) They are a rich man’s auburn. Our guards will have to defend better than they are capable of defensively to have a chance. They’ve got to play over their heads on both ends of the court. “Live by the three, die by the three” is a pretty common cliche in CBB, but It’s a high percentage shot for them. Them dying by the three would be an anomaly and not a regression to the mean

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They don't shoot the 3 anymore than Vtech or au or any other team that shoots a bunch of them.. Vtech hit 69% of their 3s in the 1st half.. was no different than any other team shooting a high percentage. I'm sure the game plan will be similar. This isn't an impossible task. We are longer and more athletic than most anyone they've played.

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. Im sure Pelphrey had something to do with that

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Why does it have to a Pelph thing? Avery's probably biggest strength as a coach is setting his teams up to take away what you do best offensively.

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Why does it have to a Pelph thing? Avery's probably biggest strength as a coach is setting his teams up to take away what you do best offensively.

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Because Avery has mentioned he helps him with these things. Avery said they were baited into how far out they were playing last night, so he obviously didnt take it away in the first half.

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It's just a very subtle dig at Avery.

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Not at all; I think very highly of AJ, unlike many here. He doesnt have time to do everything. He has to have help and I am obviously just guessing, but as mentioned, Avery has said many times how Pelprey thinks the same way and helps with adjustments.