Edey played all 40 minutes

[AllHusky]

None of that makes sense. Nothing Hurley puts on paper will help Clingan keep Edey off the Block, and Edey is effective 2-3 feet off the Block in every direction. Best to concede position when required to avoid fouling, and try to redirect Edey over the top. Now if you think Hurley will send Cam, Newton and Karaban into swat at at Edey, sure, it worked to an extent for N.C. State, and all 3 players have shown an aptitude for doing it against the Creighton kid.

So doomed then Doggie? Clingan can and will beat Edey down the court and can establish his position defensively, and if he forces the big boy to start a bit further out every posession, it will wear on him(see EnochRoot, same idea, different words). Jumpin' Johnson will present Edey with different challenges and opportunities.

 

[Chuck]

I'm not a basketball coach, so take this is a casual fan. We're going to have to play Samson a bunch. I'd rather have an effective Donovan for less time than an exhausted one for more.

I was thinking maybe it could it help to have Samson front Edey? Samson is a pogo stick and Edey isn't. Edey would get position, but it would take a lot to lob over Samson and we can have someone else attack the lob.

I don't think Edey will tire himself out. He knows that he needs to be on the floor for the whole game. He's also great at not fouling (or not getting called) to stay on the floor. But there's no way he can do any of that and keep up with Samson running the floor so we may be able to neutralize Edey's offensive advantage when Donovan is out.

 

[Horatio]

Karaban can play some 5 also. Edey will pass out 8 minutes into the game having to chase Clingan, Johnson and Karaban. Doomed

 

[Huskyforlife]

I think the key is how early Clingan picks up foul 2. Edey will feast when he's not in the game. We need Johnson to come in and give Clingan short breaks, not play 10 straight minutes due to foul trouble.

 

[OceanDoggie]

So doomed then Doggie? Clingan can and will beat Edey down the court and can establish his position defensively, and if he forces the big boy to start a bit further out every posession, it will wear on him(see EnochRoot, same idea, different words). Jumpin' Johnson will present Edey with different challenges and opportunities.

I don't disagree with the 1st or last points you made in this post. I just don't think it will matter (substantially) if Clingan beats him down the court for defensive position. No where near as on the offensive side, but it will still be required. If Clingan can stop Edey from getting to half of his spots on the floor, that will be a surreal effort by Clingan and a huge win for the tone of the game. The other issue is keeping Edey off the line!!! This is why it will be necessary for Clingan to concede ground when he loses it. It's a double edge sword. Clingan gets hit with a foul and Edey collecting 1/3 of his points from the line.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Have you ever watched a single Purdue game?

Nope

Is this some kind of joke?

Big joke

UConn players will be the ones who get into foul trouble after Edey throws them on the ground almost every single possession, and UConn will get called for the foul.

Take a Xanax, tweetums

 

[FearThePups]

This may be a minor point but with the length of the commercial timeouts, Edey is getting more rest time. That’s not helping to tire him out. I think we need to have a faster tempo-score more out of transition when Purdue misses shots and sticking with our bread and butter offense to keep our guys in the flow while forcing Purdue to fight through screens.

 

[SubbaBub]

Rebound and keep him off the foul line. It really doesn't matter how many FG's he makes. It's the fouls and putbacks that kill you. Do that and Purdue will have trouble breaking 60.

 

[HooperScooper]

30 minutes to maximize his performance. And have Johnson run wind sprints up amd down the court. Punish Edey for not being quick or fast.

Agree. Even if Johnson loses the battle to Edey for a few minutes, running quickly up and down the court will force Edey to run more. Like a heavyweight boxer getting body blows in, it will pay big dividends later in the game even if Edey scores some points against Johnson. Plus I don't think Purdue likes to play fast. UConn is much more equipped to play that way.

 

[HooperScooper]

If we can do better from 3 point land, than last night, we may be able to wear down Purdue.

Huskies were 10-25 for 40% from three last night. I don't think it's realistic to expect any better than that.

 

[HooperScooper]

Edy will play 50 minutes in his last collegiate game with a title on the line, if he has to. Its apparent that he won't get tired. Quite impressive, his conservation of energy.

Just saying 'tiring him out' strategy won't work (as a primary).

Maybe he doesn't get tired but he is not running up and down the court if he's trying to conserve energy so he won't get tired. Which makes inside baskets for UConn much easier when he's not back on defense.

Have we seen any games where he played a fast team? He has to get tired. He's 300 pounds. He's not a robot.

 

[BigTenFan]

Last game for many of these players college careers- 40 minutes should not be an issue for most ... especially with all the lengthy breaks for commercials

 

[caw]

We should just PNR him to death. We have the ball handlers and shooters. Clingan and Samson get up high enough to safely lob it to them over Edey. His ability to defend that is what his NBA future hinges on, and it’s why people are most skeptical of him

Have a feeling they play like Creighton, Edey drops back in almost a one-man zone with their guards going over any high screen to try and chase shooters off the three point line and funnel UConn's guards into the paint and Edey while staying home on the other three players and switching off ball screens. In the NBA, he and Kalkbrenner won't be able to do that, but college doesn't have the same defensive rules.

On the plus side they are even shorter than Creighton 1-3, on the minus Edey is bigger than Kalkbrenner, and arguably as (or more) effective as a space eating defender.

 

[DogMania]

IMO Clingan doesn't even need to win the individual battle against Edey (Edey's gonna get his points and will have the refs in his back pocket) - DC just needs to avoid drawing fouls and stay in the game long enough to neutralize Edey's presence, box him out, get some rebounds and create enough floor space for the rest of the team to get to the rim or hit mid-range shots.

And of course, speed up the tempo so Edey has to run the floor. Edey is better in the paint in half court, but Clingan can run the floor better than Edey.

We win as a team. No matter who the opponent, this team beats them by wearing them down. We stick to that and we win.

Like other's have said get out in transition, but to facilitate that they must all box out fly to the rebounds and get it down court quickly. We team rebound very well.

 

[OceanDoggie]

Reminder of how competent Big East perimeter defense, and guard penitration faired against the Purdue front Court. Marquette was absolutely crushed on the boards and hit less than a third of their threes, but feasted in the paint.

Purdue 78-75 Marquette (Nov 22, 2023) Box Score - ESPN

Box score for the Purdue Boilermakers vs. Marquette Golden Eagles NCAAM game from November 22, 2023 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.

www.espn.com

Castle, Newton and Karaban all day. Maybe even Spencer floaters without having to pump fake 26 times.

 

[Waquoit]

Last game for many of these players college careers- 40 minutes should not be an issue for most ... especially with all the lengthy breaks for commercials

Illinois and Alabama (NU and SDSU also for that matter) didn't last 40 minutes against UConn. They wear teams down.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Johnson is the key in this game. He needs to step up to give Clingan much needed break, and play fundamentally sound defense, arms straight up like a tree. He is too foul prone.

He’s done that so far in the Tourney. Fouls each game: 4,1,3,1,1

 

[TheChamps990411]

Use Johnson to sprint the court and force Edey to keep up while Clingan rests.

Id have Slam setting picks for guys getting them open shots forcing Edey to come out and when he does Slam blows by and gets the lob. Edey is too slow to recover. Thats what makes Clingan such a beast. Since hes gotten healthy hes been covering more and more ground and now that hes in shape hes been insanely mobile for a guy his size. I simply dont understand how people dont see how Edey is going to have a lot of trouble with DC. This is going to be like Foreman vs Holyfield to use a boxing comparison.

 

[TheChamps990411]

Illinois and Alabama (NU and SDSU also for that matter) didn't last 40 minutes against UConn. They wear teams down.

Edey is not going to be able to walk up and down the court for 40 minutes. This game is going to show people why Edey is not seen by the NBA as a top draft pick. Hes a back up that can come in and get a couple rebounds and a bucket or two.

 

[The Yakk]

Clingans minutes are the key to the game. If he hits 30 we win, if he doesn’t we lose.

lol what? We have no chance if Clingan minutes < 30?

Yikes.