Mark Sears

[Scrappy3]

Wil be a much more difficult assignment than we are used to as he shoots out to 35 feet

 

[Palatine]

Yeah but he is short.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

I guess this is just tradition now.

 

[imno1]

I guess this is just tradition now.

It’s for the mojo

 

[tzznandrew]

Wil be a much more difficult assignment than we are used to as he shoots out to 35 feet

If they beat us by Mark Spears consistently shooting from 35 ft out... so be it.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

It’s for the mojo

I'm not fighting it anymore. Uncle

 

[CTBballfan243]

It's only a problem if he's making them.

 

[Huskyforlife]

He’s very good. Our guys will take him more seriously than some people here.

 

[nomar]

Wil be a much more difficult assignment than we are used to as he shoots out to 35 feet

I got about 45 seconds and stopped after I saw about 6 layups in a row that would have been swatted by our guys. Layups like that where there are defenders in and around the paint and don't even try to alter the shot just don't happen.

He can definitely shoot but, like @tzznandrew said, if we're gonna lose because he turns into prime Steph Curry, then it just wasn't meant to be.

 

[August_West]

Form what I’ve watched he is like a combination of Steph Curry and Ray Allen. Castle is a great defender but I just don’t believe Sears can be stopped. He’s on a mission.
We might be having to try some twists on D . Maybe a triangle and 2 defense with Castle and Diarra both face guarding him at same time. We can only hope to slow him and with the lightning pace they play at it is a tall order.

 

[bendm]

Shannon presented a tougher challenge for castle than Sears does, and we all saw how that turned out

 

[Mister P]

I’m sure the defensive game plan will be to be in Sears jock the whole game and stop him from creating space so he could take 3’s. He only scored 8 points last year in 35 minutes. Yes, Miller was option one and the focus of our defense then but Sears will be the focus of Castle/Diarra for Saturday. I also don't see Nelson doing much against Clingan nor Estrada against our defense and we shouldn’t have much of a problem controlling the boards.

My only worry is foul trouble. We can’t afford getting 2 early fouls from anyone, especially Clingan and Johnson. Bama has a good team FT percentage. There were 49 total free throws last year.

 

[hasheemthedream]

Just wait till he has Steph Castle in his face for 40 mins…he will be lucky to get a shot off from half court

 

[UCFan1513]

Nate Oates will also be like no other coach we’ve seen. Other coaches aren’t cool with murder

 

[Scrappy3]

He reminds me a bit of jalen Brunson
I agree with a poster on selected double teams. Force someone else to make plays. Take the ball out of his hands

 

[nomar]

Nate Oates will also be like no other coach we’ve seen. Other coaches aren’t cool with murder

Let's not cast stones. Our coach just stood by while our players murdered the other team in an Elite 8 game.

 

[Hamms30]

What's his shooting percentage at 35 feet?

 

[Khal Drogo]

Wil be a much more difficult assignment than we are used to as he shoots out to 35 feet

Have you seen Terrence Shannon’s highlights?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Let's not cast stones. Our coach just stood by while our players murdered the other team in an Elite 8 game.

Two years in a row!

 

[nomar]

Two years in a row!

Like kobe, Danny likes to watch

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Form what I’ve watched he is like a combination of Steph Curry and Ray Allen. Castle is a great defender but I just don’t believe Sears can be stopped. He’s on a mission.
We might be having to try some twists on D . Maybe a triangle and 2 defense with Castle and Diarra both face guarding him at same time. We can only hope to slow him and with the lightning pace they play at it is a tall order.

 

[BlueMAB]

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

He will surely destroy us just like Jalen Blackmon, Boo Buie, Jaedon Ledee, and Terrance Shannon did.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Sears worse than that junior dude from Illinois. Incoming 3-20 shooting for Sears.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

I worried more about Shannon and Domask then Sears. Let him keep shooting from 35 feet.