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03/14/2014 at 10:34 PM #46378
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Participantbest player on the floor VS best team on the floor along with their coach of the year blowing folks out every turn of the season… yeah I’m not as confident as you are.
We have a better chance of taking out Duke than taking out Clemson and then UVA.
03/14/2014 at 10:35 PM #46379hpack
ParticipantIf we somehow find our way to the finals, we’ll win!
03/14/2014 at 10:38 PM #46382Wulfpack
ParticipantI don’t have much confidence in taking out Duke. We’ll see tomorrow, it looks.
03/14/2014 at 10:44 PM #46384MrPlywood
ParticipantUpon further review of the Yakety Sax vid, Grant did State a favor by trying to make a statement on the follow dunk. That was very makeable, then they are down 1 with 18 seconds to go. But I’ll take the banked 3 and the botched dunk followed by 5 wild threes. Credit to State for the good defense and not fouling on that sequence, credit to the refs for not “seeing” a foul.
Big ups to the Vandwagon, he played huge today. Only 1 block was credited but he altered more than that.
03/14/2014 at 10:57 PM #46386Texpack
ParticipantVandy made TWO non-dunk field goals!
03/15/2014 at 12:00 AM #46396JeremyH
ParticipantLunardi has us as “next 4 out”. I have to think that gives us *some* chance with no additional wins
03/15/2014 at 12:05 AM #46397BJD95
KeymasterI’m cool with MG in a tourney setting. This is 3 ACCT semifinals in 3 tries, yes? Our guys’ body language is good. We have turned our maybe 2-3% chance of dancing into maybe 15-20%. That’s pretty good work.
Yes, a win over Duke gets us in. The difference between us and the MAXIMUM 7-10 (I think we are “last 4 out” personally) bubble denizens “in front” is paper thin. Beating Duke sets us apart (4th Top 50 win, 2nd Top 25), nobody else but Providence has even a shot at doing something comparable.
If we lose, we can argue about whether we are a 1 or 2 seed in the NIT.
03/15/2014 at 12:12 AM #46401JeremyH
ParticipantSo who gets to guard Parker? : )
Why is Duke always in our way? Its typically us trying to get in and them jockeying for seeding, with them having more rest. (By them I’m lumping UNC and Duke together : ) Its unfortunate this last one isn’t quite enough yet.03/15/2014 at 12:15 AM #46402BJD95
KeymasterI think we have to put Le Nard on Parker, and play him heavy minutes.
03/15/2014 at 12:18 AM #46403wufpup76
KeymasterSo who gets to guard Parker?
^I’d honestly stick Des on him and immediately double any of his post-ups.
Limit their transition, limit their easy looks, rebound the ball, make them execute half court offense and hit contested jumpers that are not in flow of the offense. Easier said than done, for sure.
It’d be nice to be able to attack them in transition and get some foul calls, but who am I kidding with that? When’s the last time anyone won a ref battle with Duke? 🙂
03/15/2014 at 12:21 AM #46404BJD95
KeymasterWe could also just have KH eat him during pregame warmups.
Vandy has had his two best games of 2014 back-to-back. Never would have believed it, just an astounding turn around. Like the switch Hipster Cat flips after halftime of late…
03/15/2014 at 12:22 AM #46405wufpup76
KeymasterI think we have to put Le Nard on Parker, and play him heavy minutes.
This, too. My thinking with Des is to limit his perimeter looks and mitigate drives, then contain him in the post.
03/15/2014 at 12:23 AM #46406wufpup76
Keymaster^^Barber has been sensational the last four games.
03/15/2014 at 12:30 AM #46408JeremyH
Participant^ I seem to only remember the ball handling gaffes that drive me crazy. But yes he is good on D.
03/15/2014 at 12:32 AM #46409JeremyH
ParticipantI feel like we need to find a way to rest Warren in the first half. This is where it can start catching up with him.
03/15/2014 at 7:45 AM #46420Fastback68
ParticipantTJ Warren is like a piece of iron. 40 minutes and keep on going.
03/15/2014 at 8:35 AM #46429BJD95
KeymasterHipster Cat had one sloppy sequence when he was tired. Otherwise, he was fantastic in the second half.
I am 99% sure that the play with 40 seconds left was called during the timeout. It was a good idea, we expected them to be surprised and commit a foul, at bare minimum.
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