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UCFBfan said:
Got the feeling that without Sears shooting unconscious from 3, Clemson may have won. As it was, Clemson missed a lot of clutch FT.

Take away Sears, take away a lot of their scoring. I like Castle on him and locking him down.
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Bama also has a kid named Stevenson who hit 5 3s tonight. It could have been a one off.
 
TeasenDonut said:
Grant Nelson could pose a lot of difficulties for Karaban. Thats what I am most worried about. Not sure they have an answer for DC, however.
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yeah. Bama's guards are all 6'3 or shorter but they have lots of length in the frontcourt. Pringle is a traditional big so he's a favorable matchup for clingan, but Nelson has the length to bother Karban and he can also step out and hit the 3. Backups Stevenson and Walters are also both stretch bigs. Stevenson hit FIVE 3s tonight against clemson. Basically everyone can shoot from outside except for pringle so we really have to guard the 3 point line. i cant believe this is the same Bama team i saw play against grand Canyon last week.

Sears (6'1)
Estrada (6'3) -Wrightsell (6'3)
Griffen (6'6)
Nelson (6'11)-Walters (6'10)
Pringle (6'10)-Stevenson (6'11)
 
Grant Nelson is the guy I was hyping UConn to get from the portal. Good player. Reminiscent of Keith Van Horn.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
According to Oats, their D has been a lot better this tournament than in the regular season. Didn’t watch them in the regular season much but wow, because they’ve been pretty awful defensively the games I’ve watched in the tournament.
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It has, but it's basically the same as Illinois. They're both right around 100 for the season and exactly 51 for the tournament (I looked at Illinois pregame and Alabama now so they must have moved around)
 
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tzznandrew said:
He's a worse Boo Bouie. He and Diarra are going to be guarding him all night.
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I wouldn't say worse but pretty similar. Both fantastic shooters and PGs who are on the smaller side. I think Sears is a tad faster/quicker and Bouie a bit stronger and a better defender.
 
Dove said:
@Scrutiner Any thoughts on Nate Oats?
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Not sure why you singled me out for a comment on Oates when NJ Hoops would surely have the insights you're after.
All I can offer is observations and intuition.

For example, Oates appears to be recruiting well but may be grabbing the shiny objects and not necessarily the mix of players you need to win. Dan Hurley seems to be better at roster construction and player development.

Can't comment on his coaching staff construction but it would be hard to beat what Dan Hurley has done.

Finally, culture. We know Dan Hurley has built an unbelievable culture. He brings in players that work hard, are team players and care about each other, the team and the team's goals. That's rare and a couple things happened during the post game interview of Sears and Oates last night that raise questions.

While talking with Sears the interviewer praised the barrage of three's Sears made to put the game out of reach and followed up, when Oates joined them, by asking Oates what he thought of Sears' shooting. Oates seemed taken aback and groped for a response, finally saying something along the lines of "he" struggled earlier but shot well in the second half". Hardly a ringing endorsement and curious to say the least. And Oates didn't say Mark, he said "he".

Then there was the awkward hug Oates gave Sears. Sort of like you'd give your uncle you see once a year. No way close to the level of comfort you see in all the interactions between Dan Hurley and his players.

There's no way to know how much the Alabama players respect their coaches nor how much the coaches really care about the players but I would bet Dan Hurley cares more about his players and will do more to advance them in their careers and they know it and will run through brick walls for him.

Oates? All I have is conjecture based on the awkward interaction between Coach and Point Guard.
 
Scrutiner said:
Not sure why you singled me out for a comment on Oates when NJ Hoops would surely have the insights you're after.
All I can offer is observations and intuition.

For example, Oates appears to be recruiting well but may be grabbing the shiny objects and not necessarily the mix of players you need to win. Dan Hurley seems to be better at roster construction and player development.

Can't comment on his coaching staff construction but it would be hard to beat what Dan Hurley has done.

Finally, culture. We know Dan Hurley has built an unbelievable culture. He brings in players that work hard, are team players and care about each other, the team and the team's goals. That's rare and a couple things happened during the post game interview of Sears and Oates last night that raise questions.

While talking with Sears the interviewer praised the barrage of three's Sears made to put the game out of reach and followed up, when Oates joined them, by asking Oates what he thought of Sears' shooting. Oates seemed taken aback and groped for a response, finally saying something along the lines of "he" struggled earlier but shot well in the second half". Hardly a ringing endorsement and curious to say the least. And Oates didn't say Mark, he said "he".

Then there was the awkward hug Oates gave Sears. Sort of like you'd give your uncle you see once a year. No way close to the level of comfort you see in all the interactions between Dan Hurley and his players.

There's no way to know how much the Alabama players respect their coaches nor how much the coaches really care about the players but I would bet Dan Hurley cares more about his players and will do more to advance them in their careers and they know it and will run through brick walls for him.

Oates? All I have is conjecture based on the awkward interaction between Coach and Point Guard.
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Really interesting observations/insights. Will be watching closely for manifestation of that relationship or lack thereof.
 
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IndyLives said:
UConn vs Alabama football would be a closer game than this FF matchup. Take UConn (minus the points) and the Ovah!
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That's a great line, but I think in football it would be more like 200-0 in favor of Alabama.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
It’s worth noting that the backcourt size difference between UConn and all three other teams is significant.
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Also KenPom Defensive Efficiency:
4 UConn
16 Purdue
45 NC State
104 Ala--Bama (Marisa Tomei says hello.......)

And, after reading the recent articles about how demonstrative and focused on winning Cam Spencer is it's hard to imagine UConn not playing really aggressively on defense. Add in the secret sauce of SC on Sears (likely?) to top it off.
 
Alabama knows they have to shoot even better from 3 against UConn. In a football stadium where depth perception gets tricky. While the 6'1" star against Duke is being covered by an elite 6'6" defensive wizard.

I predict Alabama will get their 3s up until the point comes when UConn buries them for 10 minutes and then Alabama finds they can't hit the side of a barn from then on...UConn 90 Ala 67.
 
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A friend of mine just messaged me. He said that both final four games and the championship game are going to be on TBS this year? Is that real?
 
uconnblueinky said:
A friend of mine just messaged me. He said that both final four games and the championship game are going to be on TBS this year? Is that real?
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Yes and so will the Championship game.
The plan is to keep any potential positive publicity for UConn and the Big East Conference to a minimum.
 
Scrutiner said:
Yes and so will the Championship game.
The plan is to keep any potential positive publicity for UConn and the Big East Conference to a minimum.
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I just thought it's always been on CBS is all , maybe I'm mistaken
 
TheChamps990411 said:
I have a better idea. How about we drape Castle and Diarra on Sears.
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Cam and Diarra on Sears. Put Castle on Nelson.

Nelson’s their game changer. He’s the problem. Shut him down and UConn's playing Monday night.

It’d be a mistake assigning our singular elite defensive resource putting Castle on Sears. The tandem of Cam and Diarra can more than handle Sears.
 
uconnblueinky said:
I just thought it's always been on CBS is all , maybe I'm mistaken
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They all made a deal a couple years ago. There is a schedule out there that says who does what year. I feel bad for people who just get the networks on antennae who would get it for free. Not everyone has cable believe it or not.
 
Big time Friar and Big East fan from 1980 on. What the committee did to BE this year was criminal. They and CBS made it even worse by playing UCONN and Marquette at basically same time first weekend. Then ….the defending National Champion and #1 overall seed in tournament was NEVER I repeat NEVER on CBS. They were absolutely complicit with NCAA. Please bury them and we can all say ( and Hurley will too ) to EVERYONE. Go UCONN.
 
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jibsey said:
They all made a deal a couple years ago. There is a schedule out there that says who does what year. I feel bad for people who just get the networks on antennae who would get it for free. Not everyone has cable believe it or not.
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We have the old rabbit ears. Had to cut back on expenses a few years back. We have a 5 month old at home and so because of the late start times, I might actually miss these games.
 
uconnblueinky said:
We have the old rabbit ears. Had to cut back on expenses a few years back. We have a 5 month old at home and so because of the late start times, I might actually miss these games.
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I don't know if you live in CT or not, but if you do, WHUS the UConn student radio station does broadcast the games, and there are other FM options if TV doesn't get it for you.

www.theuconnblog.com

UConn Sports Network From Learfield | The UConn Blog

Remember folks, Fox Sports 97-9 is the home for UConn athletics.
www.theuconnblog.com www.theuconnblog.com

Maybe, if you have Sonos, you can access those stations on their platform/
 
Improviser said:
I don't know if you live in CT or not, but if you do, WHUS the UConn student radio station does broadcast the games, and there are other FM options if TV doesn't get it for you.

www.theuconnblog.com

UConn Sports Network From Learfield | The UConn Blog

Remember folks, Fox Sports 97-9 is the home for UConn athletics.
www.theuconnblog.com www.theuconnblog.com

Maybe, if you have Sonos, you can access those stations on their platform/
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I appreciate it , I'm out in Louisville Kentucky. I have nothing in regards to apps , home Internet and cable. I'll just be checking the Boneyard chat for Saturday!!
 
Clingan is going to have a monster game because they don’t have a player who can matchup with him on the offensive end or on the boards and I think Coach Hurley wants to showcase him with his draft stock soaring. Should be able to cover the 15 the sports books think he’s going to score.
 
uconnblueinky said:
We have the old rabbit ears. Had to cut back on expenses a few years back. We have a 5 month old at home and so because of the late start times, I might actually miss these games.
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It's a terrible thing they did and I hope you find a way to stream it maybe a free temporary membership to a service.
 
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