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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4905116, member: 1329"] Providence post-Hopkins injury [IMG]https://i.ibb.co/HBmdQdc/providence.png[/IMG] Mediocre offense, mediocre defense. They have a modern offensive shot selection, wherein they eschew mid range jumpers for 3s and well not really layups. They're lacking the offensively skilled players to get all the way to the rim and finish. They even finish poorly on cuts. None of this will be helped by Clingan's presence. They do drive and kick frequently, but they don't have elite shooters, either. Oduro is probably their most effective player, as most of the very green bars are related to playing from the post (big roll, post up, post and kick, pick and pop). Jayden Pierre, Corey Floyd, and Garwey Dual are just pretty mediocre. They all need another year or two before they're effective offensive players in college, but Providence needs 2 of them on the court at all times. Pierre and Carter are the only guys that scare you from behind the arc. Gaines will put them up, but he's streaky. Defensively they were better earlier in the season. They've always allowed too many rim attempts, but their rim protection was unsustainably elite against cupcakes, but has not been up to task against Big East teams. Their rebounding has also regressed without Hopkins. As long as the refs don't screw us, we will likely beat them even if they shoot above norm. [/QUOTE]