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Also, surprised there hasn’t been much talk of Anthony Black over here. He’s battled an ankle injury the past month and a half, but with six days rest I expect him to be as healthy as he’s been in awhile. That kid is an unbelievable player and very capable of going off for 15-20 points.
 
Westhamhog said:
Think Arkansas will try to let Makhel guard Sanogo 1 on 1, and if that won’t work they’ll adjust to that tactic.
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Westhamhog said:
Also, surprised there hasn’t been much talk of Anthony Black over here. He’s battled an ankle injury the past month and a half, but with six days rest I expect him to be as healthy as he’s been in awhile. That kid is an unbelievable player and very capable of going off for 15-20 points.
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I watched that great game you guys had against creighton in Maui. Black impressed the hell out of me.
 
Westhamhog said:
Newton is definitely someone we’re worried about given his streakiness and attacking the rim. I’ve heard he’s an FTA guy.
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A lot depends on the whistle from night to night. He could go 8/10 from the line, or not get a single attempt. There's no in-between sometimes.

He may struggle with your athleticism. He's more crafty and creative than athletic. Sometimes it feels like he shoots layups from shorter than his actual height... he does not really jump at the rim.
 
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This time of year you don't flip the script.. Leverage your strengths and exploit your opponent's weaknesses. Control the boards/play strong D and win 50-50 balls/limit your turnovers/make FTs.. Get rock to Adama in the paint. Simple but hard to do.
 
Westhamhog said:
Dan Hurley is not in the same ballpark as Muss lol. This Harley’s first second weekend game in his career, right? Muss is a former nba coach with three straight sweet 16s, and he’s the best game planner and best at making in game adjustments in the country. However, he is a defensive coach and lets his talented players go 1 on 1 like in nba. Our offense is not pretty unless several guys are attacking the rim.
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Easy my friend. You’re doing so well as a houseguest.

Time will tell.
 
Westhamhog said:
Sanogo is definitely the best post player we will have faced this year.
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He may be the most technically proficient back-to-the-basket big in the country and has added a 3 point shot you have to respect, as well as the ability to drive from the 3 point line if the defender gets a little too eager. He's a totally different animal than anyone you guys have seen this season.
 
Clingan changed the game defensively against St Marys and is a top 3 reason why we won. If the perimeter guys can’t get it going like Hawk did, and while Sanogo is resting, do we throw it into Clingan and see what he can do? We’ve had mixed results this year but he has shown himself capable of a drop step or power dribble to the hoop this year

He also destroyed Marquette in our first matchup by just repeating AJax/Clingan pick and roll. This could be a good game
for him if Arkansas focuses on stopping Sanogo
 
Westhamhog said:
Sanogo is definitely the best post player we will have faced this year.
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And while Sanogo is a problem what about Clingan? Who can rebound or drive over him? Not easy. Then are we making outside shots? 5 players who can do that, time and foul trouble will tell.
 
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GetTheFacts said:
I'm very worried about this matchup, but everyone else doesn't seem to be?

Davis is one of the best perimeter defenders in the country and could see him giving Hawkins fits. Their athleticism isn't something we've seen since the Bama game. Also, Musselman is probably a better X's and O's coach than Hurley.

No result would surprise me but I hope we don't let our guard down even a little bit now that we're 'finally past the first weekend.' See y'all in Vegas!
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Is he a better perimeter defender than Logan Johnson?
 
Westhamhog said:
Dan Hurley is not in the same ballpark as Muss lol. This Harley’s first second weekend game in his career, right? Muss is a former nba coach with three straight sweet 16s, and he’s the best game planner and best at making in game adjustments in the country. However, he is a defensive coach and lets his talented players go 1 on 1 like in nba. Our offense is not pretty unless several guys are attacking the rim.
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I didn’t say Dan was better, but spare me the gods gift to the world nonsense. We don’t measure success in number of S16 appearances. He’s in the ballpark of all above average coaches that haven’t won a ring.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
He may be the most technically proficient back-to-the-basket big in the country and has added a 3 point shot you have to respect, as well as the ability to drive from the 3 point line if the defender gets a little too eager. He's a totally different animal than anyone you guys have seen this season.
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That’s why we may end up letting him get his, and try to make everyone beat us. Davis is 6’4 with a long wingspan, and Walsh is 6’7 with a 7’3 wingspan so they will be different than anyone Hawkins has seen this year.
 
jibsey said:
And while Sanogo is a problem what about Clingan? Who can rebound or drive over him? Not easy. Then are we making outside shots? 5 players who can do that, time and foul trouble will tell.
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I worry about our ability to make outside shots against them. They do an incredibly good job of defending the 3 point line and Hawkins has been as streaky as ever recently. If he has a Marquette BE tourney type game then we're going home.
 
That Guy said:
I worry about our ability to make outside shots against them. They do an incredibly good job of defending the 3 point line and Hawkins has been as streaky as ever recently. If he has a Marquette BE tourney type game then we're going home.
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Well, if they stack the 3 point line then Sanogo goes to work.
 
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Westhamhog said:
That’s why we may end up letting him get his, and try to make everyone beat us. Davis is 6’4 with a long wingspan, and Walsh is 6’7 with a 7’3 wingspan so they will be different than anyone Hawkins has seen this year.
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BTW..How deep is your rotation ? Bench strength?
 
Westhamhog said:
Yes. Few inches taller and longer arms.
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I’m sure he’s more switchable/versatile, but IIRC the talk on here before the St Mary’s game was that Johnson is one of the best perimeter defenders in the country, so curious as to where, analytically, Davis measures up.
 
Westhamhog said:
That’s why we may end up letting him get his, and try to make everyone beat us. Davis is 6’4 with a long wingspan, and Walsh is 6’7 with a 7’3 wingspan so they will be different than anyone Hawkins has seen this year.
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That's certainly a strategy. It's a strategy that would almost certainly lead to a very efficient 20+ points and foul trouble for the Arkansas front line. But it's a strategy.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
That's certainly a strategy. It's a strategy that would almost certainly lead to a very efficient 20+ points and foul trouble for the Arkansas front line. But it's a strategy.
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We have lots of fouls to give down there. 4 guys in Mitchell’s, Graham and Johnson. However if any of our guards get in foul trouble we will struggle. Only 1 guard in our bench rotation.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
I’m sure he’s more switchable/versatile, but IIRC the talk on here before the St Mary’s game was that Johnson is one of the best perimeter defenders in the country, so curious as to where, analytically, Davis measures up.
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I have no clue on analytics honestly. Talking heads did say yesterday he’s the best perimeter defender left in the tournament. But they say a lot of stuff haha. I will say he has a tendency to reach in sometimes and overplay, so quick fouls happen every so often.
 
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