Game #1 - Maryland
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Anybody got the time on the game yet?!
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Cole has a concussion - questionable to play Saturday
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Wow, that is terrible news. Hope he gets cleared
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we really need him at 100%
gaffney running point under the pressure of the tournament would be a complete disaster
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But what about his brain.
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Maryland loves to play really slow and rely on their defense like UConn, defense is similarly ranked to UConn (27 vs 25 for UConn on KenPom).
They're a bad rebounding team, but opposite of UConn, this is where the game is probably decided. UConn is elite on offensive rebounds, Maryland is good to above average on defensive rebounds. Both teams struggle on the other side
Maryland's 3 point defense isn't great, they give up a lot of points from 3 (a lot is relative since they have a great defense). Polley and Cole getting hot and Bouknight making a few early is going to be huge
They're a bad rebounding team, but opposite of UConn, this is where the game is probably decided. UConn is elite on offensive rebounds, Maryland is good to above average on defensive rebounds. Both teams struggle on the other side
Maryland's 3 point defense isn't great, they give up a lot of points from 3 (a lot is relative since they have a great defense). Polley and Cole getting hot and Bouknight making a few early is going to be huge
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If we can make some 3s, I like our chances. We really need Cole in this game. I am not pinning our hopes on Polley, but he is due for a big game.
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If we're going to make any sort of run in the tournament we're going to need at least a couple 'Polley games' where he hits 3+ threes.
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Definitely. Polley has not been shooting well. Lately, he seems to hurry his shots before the defense collapses on him, which is causing him to miss some shots he normally can make. I hope he figures this out before the tournament. This is his final year, and I really hope he has some huge games since he is our X-factor.
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Maryland's schedule this year: 16-13 overall, went 9-11 in the Big 10 (tied for 8th), they have 4 wins against ranked teams (all B1G teams, including Illinois).
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Looking at their stats and roster page, it looks like they have a lot of interchangeable 6'5-6'7 guys and they shoot a lot of 3's.
That's not a bad matchup on defense for Bouknight, Martin, Jackson, and even Whaley, but that's going to be a problem for Gaffney/Cole and Sanogo for different reasons.
On the other hand, it also looks exploitable for us on offense.
That's not a bad matchup on defense for Bouknight, Martin, Jackson, and even Whaley, but that's going to be a problem for Gaffney/Cole and Sanogo for different reasons.
On the other hand, it also looks exploitable for us on offense.
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There's a bit of circularity to the rankings.Maryland's schedule this year: 16-13 overall, went 9-11 in the Big 10 (tied for 8th), they have 4 wins against ranked teams (all B1G teams, including Illinois).
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If a lot of B1G teams are ranked highly, then all the other teams look better by beating them, garner high rankings, lose to other teams who then get inflated rankings, etc.
The B1G will either dominate this Tournament (I'm talking like 6 Sweet 16 and 3-4 Elite 8 teams) or they will be badly exposed. I don't see much middle ground.
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This is 100% the correct take. Big 10 easily could be superficially propped up and their teams (outside of a healthy Michigan and probably Illinois) aren’t that good.
With that said, Ohio State and Iowa could easily end up in the Elite 8 and even Purdue as a 4 seed can be dangerous (as Painter has demonstrated in the past).
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Better question would be what do we know about UConn? With so few games played plus Bouk/Jackson being out mid-season, I am having a really hard time gauging this team. Ignoring the games with Bouk/Jackson out UConn only lost too Creighton and Nova but also doesn`t have many signature wins. By most metrics it appears UConn (at full health) has issues with teams that have really good offenses. Maryland is not that.
But Maryland appears to be the best defensive team UConn has played since USC (not at full health at the time).
They start:
Ayala 6'5, 195
Morsell 6'5, 200
Wiggins 6'6, 200
Hart 6'6, 200
Scott 6'7, 225
With most bench minutes by:
Hamilton 6'8, 235
Smith 6'9, 240
That is a lot of height on the perimeter and looks like a pretty switchable defense.
UConn does have a much more flexible team which could be good or bad depending on how Hurley uses lineups. Probably comes down to how well our bigs can take advantage downlow and defend the 3 pt line. Best case is Sanogo continues to play like he did during the BET and dominates down in the post. This year, UConn has done a good job defending the three, so we have to hope this continues.
But Maryland appears to be the best defensive team UConn has played since USC (not at full health at the time).
They start:
Ayala 6'5, 195
Morsell 6'5, 200
Wiggins 6'6, 200
Hart 6'6, 200
Scott 6'7, 225
With most bench minutes by:
Hamilton 6'8, 235
Smith 6'9, 240
That is a lot of height on the perimeter and looks like a pretty switchable defense.
UConn does have a much more flexible team which could be good or bad depending on how Hurley uses lineups. Probably comes down to how well our bigs can take advantage downlow and defend the 3 pt line. Best case is Sanogo continues to play like he did during the BET and dominates down in the post. This year, UConn has done a good job defending the three, so we have to hope this continues.
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