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Texas is not a good three point shooting team but in the tournament they’ve been on fire. If we end up playing then, Hurley has to find a way to run them off the perimeter cause they can’t deal with us inside.
 
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Both Miami and Texas look really tough. I’ll be real impressed if we squash either of these teams.
 
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I'd like to avoid the sluggish first half shooting against Texas. They are a team that scores easy and we could see a halftime deficet if we are not careful.
 
I think we would beat both of these teams comfortably in a neutral site, but Texas scares me in what would be a road game.
 
UConn might have the least amount of fans at the F4 considering proximity and the size of the universities.

UConn and FSU at 30,000 would be the 2 smallest schools there if Texas makes it.
 
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storrsroars said:
I just can't buy into Miami. Maybe Pitt is a bad matchup for them, but in the two games vs Pitt, Miami was really no better than Pitt. Pitt won by 3 at home, lost by 2 in Miami as their last shot to win hit the rim. Wang didn't do much either game.
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I saw them put a whooping on Dook in the regular season and I became a fan.
 
Both of these teams had really good seasons. Big wins over top teams, strong schedules. You could argue both have better resumes than UConn
 
upstater said:
UConn might have the least amount of fans at the F4 considering proximity and the size of the universities.

UConn and FSU at 30,000 would be the 2 smallest schools there if Texas makes it.
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It's a home game for Texas, most of the fans for the three other teams are taking flights there. The fanbase that travels isn't based on what the enrollment is.

Looks like there's no non-stop flights from Bradley to Houston which is insane to me.
 
Slightly off topic: anyone have any idea why Shaka Smart didn’t succeed at Texas.

I understand it’s s football school , yet here they are. I’m guessing with some of smarts recruits, but in only 2 years Terry has them on the verge of the final four. What happened with smart?
 
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BarkingDog said:
Slightly off topic: anyone have any idea why Shaka Smart didn’t succeed at Texas.

I understand it’s s football school , yet here they are. I’m guessing with some of smarts recruits, but in only 2 years Terry has them on the verge of the final four. What happened with smart?
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I just think Chris Beard is simply a better coach than Shaka. He built this Texas team and now Terry is reaping the benefits. Terry was nothing special @ UTEP and Fresno so I'm not going to say he's responsible for this run. It's very likely they would be in this same position if they kept Beard.
 
If Disu is out next weekend I like our chances. Christian Bishop will get eaten alive by Sanogo/Clingan
 
Don't want to play Texas in Houston.

Texas is driving at will to the basket. It won't be the case with Sanogo and Clingan there waiting.
 
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