On to UNC

[CTBasketball]

How does our matchup look? I hear all about their four and five but nothing about their guards and wings.

Lots of shot takers, offense isn’t the best. Bacot will have problems chasing Johnson off high ball screens. He’s decent defending back to the basket guys like Donovan.

Does anyone have an update on Cam Spencer’s foot and Donovan’s foot? We’re going to be thin on Tuesday I think…

 

[HooperScooper]

Lots of shot takers, offense isn’t the best. Bacot will have problems chasing Johnson off high ball screens. He’s decent defending back to the basket guys like Donovan.

Does anyone have an update on Cam Spencer’s foot and Donovan’s foot? We’re going to be thin on Tuesday I think…

Update coming tomorrow.

 

[JAdams4Reel]

Well, KU (especially KJ Adams) was very effective in switching on D and limiting our half court offense because of their athleticism. Our athleticism was also hampered by no SC and a hobbled CS. KJ Adams sure locked AK down too and you can debate DC’s athleticism.

I haven’t watched UNC yet this year but I have to assume their athleticism is on par with KU. What is the coaching staff going to do to get us to speed up the game and hopefully get easier points? You have to assume UNC will follow the KU script and maybe they have the athletes to do it?

Yes, hopeful that SC will be available but he hasn’t played in a while so tempering my expectations. I am assuming that CS will still be hobbled and not
really near 100%.

I’ve watched a few UNC games and from what I can tell they have no one on the roster on par with kj Adam’s athleticism. They recruited transfers who specialize in shooting to surround bacot. They go around 9 deep but they’ll probably end up going 8 or 7 deep by march.

 

[auror]

Davis and Cadeau, are 6’ featherweights.

Newton will have a big physical advantage against their guards.

But they will have a quickness advantage at the same time. We might have trouble keeping them out of the paint. Ball will have to use his physically smartly in his matchup.

There is a reason almost all of UNCs games have been shootouts. Bacot can't space, so Clingan can protect the paint, but that does leave Bacot for cleanup orebs and lobs/deep catches that week need to be really crisp on helping while still keeping the corners covered.