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Big Game Against Nova

Baylor is good defensively, but their defense isnt impenetrable. Villanova again....hasn't been impressive
 
Baylor's defense is suffocating but man Nova looks terrible. Missing layups and turning down layups. We just have to stay disciplined on Nova's pump fakes and take away the three as much as possible. They have nothing down low and are pretty unathletic.
 
serious question- do duke fans root for UNC so it helps their SOS when they play? does michigan root for michigan state? or do they hope their rivals lose every game? growing up i certainly rooted for Cuse to lose every game so why do i now find myself always rooting for other BE teams unless we're playing them? it doesnt feel like we have a hated rival anymore and i think it is b/c of a collective BE inferiority complex.
 
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I got blasted the other day for saying Nova has spit the bit and not represented the conference well in high-profile OOC games.

Well...
 
bendm said:
serious question- do duke fans root for UNC so it helps their SOS when they play? does michigan root for michigan state? or do they hope their rivals lose every game? growing up i certainly rooted for Cuse to lose every game. so why do i find myself always rooting for other BE teams unless we're playing them? i think it's a collective BE inferiority complex
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I root for Big East teams to win in the OOC because I learned the basics of math at UConn, and am not an idiot.
 
It's funny. We've been watching Nova play this style for a long time. For the most part we've marveled at it. But suddenly they look like a Dick Bennet Wisconsin team. Or a Pete Carril Princeton squad.
 
bendm said:
serious question- do duke fans root for UNC so it helps their SOS when they play? does michigan root for michigan state? or do they hope their rivals lose every game? growing up i certainly rooted for Cuse to lose every game. so why do i now find myself always rooting for other BE teams unless we're playing them? it doesnt feel like we have a hated rival anymore and i think it is b/c of a collective BE inferiority complex.
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I think its a new level of awareness that most leagues have nowadays. It started with the SEC fans rooting for their SEC teams to win every game OOC in FB. That has spread to CBB the same way.

Conference pride has taken precedence over individual intra-conference rivalries. Not necessarily a BE inferiority complex

Even fans have gotten into the business of manufacturing as many bids as possible for their conference. It is what it is
 
Geez… how does one beat Baylor?
Just need to have one of those 70% 3pt shooting days.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
It's funny. We've been watching Nova play this style for a long time. For the most part we've marveled at it. But suddenly they look like a Dick Bennet Wisconsin team. Or a Pete Carril Princeton squad.
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Lol…They don’t have a Shot blocker this year. Their style looks better with a true big.
 
RayIsTheGOAT said:
Geez… how does one beat Baylor?
Just need to have one of those 70% 3pt shooting days.
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Baylor is killing Villanova on the boards. That is one of the more controllable things for a team to fix. Forget the runouts off the shot, because Baylor is getting back anyway. Villanova has to win the rebounding battle in the second half.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Baylor is killing Villanova on the boards. That is one of the more controllable things for a team to fix. Forget the runouts off the shot, because Baylor is getting back anyway. Villanova has to win the rebounding battle in the second half.
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Good points… It will also help if they make some of those easy layups. Missed a lot of bunnies trying to draw fouls.
 
Husky Alien said:
UConn when healthy, we should be one of those teams.
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No. UConn is one of those teams that would need a miracle to beat Baylor. UConn doesn't have a guy that demands a double team, and I think a team needs to have an NBA caliber player that demands a double team in order to create open shots for other players. Baylor is just too good defensively to beat straight up with the offense UConn has. Baylor would hold UConn to <35% shooting.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
Nova has played great defense or this game would be a bloodbath.
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Baylor has been held to 9 points below its previous lowest halftime scoring this season.

Nova is 11 points below its previous low.

Will Dixon's missed front end at 07.5 loom large?
 
ElmCity40th said:
Good points… It will also help if they make some of those easy layups. Missed a lot of bunnies trying to draw fouls.
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Or Villanova could use the backboard. It is really hard to make a short shot when you are getting bumped. The backboard makes the shot angle much easier. At some point it stopped being cool to use the backboard on layups and short shots, but regardless of how cool it is, it still is a lot more accurate.
 

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