Oh the hyperbole. No one is searching for misery. Stop being such a drama queen.
Body Language
Body language. A bit too defeated the day of the bracket release for my liking.
It is very good on my computer.
I didn't notice him being any different than all the other media availabilities. I guess I'm not very perceptive.
We should be looking at lots of Tennessee tape to see how their slower pace impacted outcomes in the SEC. I know they do a lot more of it defensively but key is taking these teams that run up and down all year out of rythym and not letting them catch streaks of momentum.
Could just be tired or not revealing too much. Nothing to read into, just would have thought bracket day would incite a little more enthusiasm.
Totally agree. UConn has hit the boards hard and should have the rebounding and interior advantage. Pound the ball into Reed and let Diarra try to take on Fears. Key in the game will be Diarra not getting into found trouble. They are a bit Xavier light, as they don't have bigger guards Xavier can roll out. They are a bit like Georgetown in the backcourt in terms of size. I mean I look a them in game against the better teams in that league and with the exception of Kentucky, who I don't think is great, they got absolutely pummeled by any of the heavy weight teams. UConn will need to come and play like they did against Marquette, going hard from the start. They do that, the should pull away. Speaking of Xavier, they got Texas in the play-in game. That should give us a gauge on how good the bottom of the SEC is.
Agree. That's a game where our offensive scheme of moving off screens and running shot clock can work to our advantage. Florida is not rugged inside, so Reed could have a big game if we can feed him the rock. Also, they are big in the backcourt either, so on offense guys should be able to get looks. Gotta work clock and get them frustrated. That's how you beat them.
True, but you gotta make them work on the defensive end of the floor. McNeeley should be able to use his height against their smaller guards. I agree on Diarra. He has to stay away from silly fouls. Still, Oklahoma was pummeled by Florida, Auburn, Alabama, and Missouri. They regularly lost games against the top end of the SEC by 20 and struggled to beat Michigan, Louisville, and Providence non-conference. They were 1-1 v. Texas and both games were very close. Fears is very good, but that team is not great. UConn should be favored in the game, they can certainly lose, but if both teams show up with their A games, UConn will win likely going away.
Yeah, we were favored over Creighton by 3.5 and look what happened. I also think Florida is the best team in the country so I don’t see this as a favorable draw.
Looks pretty even, like an 8 vs 9 should.
I thought Dan looked and sounded fine. Seemed jovial to me.
Counterpoint. When they were beating Michigan and Louisville early on, we were losing to Colorado and Dayton. Florida, Auburn amd Alabama would pummel us too. They played in the SEC which was a gaunlet every single game. They are battle tested against the best teams in country. It's an 8-9 game. Show up like we did against Creighton and we will checking out early. Need to play better defense. On the positive side, the lack of familiarity with our offense should help. How it's officiated will be big and so will our 3 point shooting. Need Solo, Alex and Liam to hit some shots. I'm a massive Husky fan and will be rabid come gametime, but I am realistic about this teams vulnerabilities and capabilities. There isn't a team below the 14 seed line that would be anything close to a gimme for us if we didn't play hard and play well.
It's nice to think positively, but Fears has the moxie and athletic ability to make us look really inept on defense and we've seen enough this year to know one guy having a great game can beat us.
Not quite. In 2014 we had the quick guards and they had the powerful center and forwards.