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Had a great time at Gampel on Sunday!
On Saturday, I watched the first half and the last 10 minutes of the Buffalo v Harvard game. Unfortunately, it was played at a neutral site, but if this game was played in either home court, the energy would have been rocking.
Harvard looked strong in the beginning, but with Towns out and Aiken not starting yet, Buffalo's athleticism, speed and pace was too much for Harvard.
Buffalo plays fast. Currently, they are 38th in the nation in KenPom tempo and the team's style looks no different with Whitesell replacing Oats. Buffalo has always been a guard-heavy team, but they are even faster and quicker after Nick Perkins graduated. Their new center is Josh Mballa, who plays a lot like Kentan Facey in he's very athletic, works his butt off, blocks shots, limited offensively but keeps it simple and does all of his offensive under the basket.
The team's bread and butter are their four very good guards. Jayvon Graves and Devonte Jordan are the two returning vets while MTSU transfer Antwain Johnson looks and plays a lot like CJ Massinburg. The biggest surprise was sophomore guard Ronaldo Segu, who has electric quickness and his skinny 6'0 160 frame helps him weave around traffic easily. He had a career game against Harvard and as a 1st guard off the bench, he helps the team's continuity when their other three guards need a breather.
Thursday's game will be fast paced and a lot of fun. Personally, with such an athletic and smaller team like Buffalo, this might be a game where Carlton takes a backseat to Whaley. If Buffalo makes their shots, it'll be a tough game, but if UConn plays with the same defensive attention and effort as they did with Florida, they will win the game.
On Saturday, I watched the first half and the last 10 minutes of the Buffalo v Harvard game. Unfortunately, it was played at a neutral site, but if this game was played in either home court, the energy would have been rocking.
Harvard looked strong in the beginning, but with Towns out and Aiken not starting yet, Buffalo's athleticism, speed and pace was too much for Harvard.
Buffalo plays fast. Currently, they are 38th in the nation in KenPom tempo and the team's style looks no different with Whitesell replacing Oats. Buffalo has always been a guard-heavy team, but they are even faster and quicker after Nick Perkins graduated. Their new center is Josh Mballa, who plays a lot like Kentan Facey in he's very athletic, works his butt off, blocks shots, limited offensively but keeps it simple and does all of his offensive under the basket.
The team's bread and butter are their four very good guards. Jayvon Graves and Devonte Jordan are the two returning vets while MTSU transfer Antwain Johnson looks and plays a lot like CJ Massinburg. The biggest surprise was sophomore guard Ronaldo Segu, who has electric quickness and his skinny 6'0 160 frame helps him weave around traffic easily. He had a career game against Harvard and as a 1st guard off the bench, he helps the team's continuity when their other three guards need a breather.
Thursday's game will be fast paced and a lot of fun. Personally, with such an athletic and smaller team like Buffalo, this might be a game where Carlton takes a backseat to Whaley. If Buffalo makes their shots, it'll be a tough game, but if UConn plays with the same defensive attention and effort as they did with Florida, they will win the game.
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