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Message: [QUOTE="Tenspro2002, post: 4935427, member: 889"] Yay confetti. Positives: [LIST] [*]Their defense is good, but didn't regularly slow us down. Our droughts were mostly from sloppy play or missing open shots. And our offense is better this year. [*]Their guards are nothing special, though Trammell is feisty and Butler has some clutch in him; Newton should be fine at both ends, and they haven't seen anyone like Castle; I expect Spencer to do Spencer things; we have to be careful about them playing passing lanes but this is manageable [*]On offense, Clingan's height is going to be a problem for them, and I'm not sure anyone can stop Johnson's verticality [/LIST] Risks: [LIST] [*]LeDee was like the one guy who had success against us consistently in the second half, and that was pre-All-American LeDee. And most of that was matched up against Clingan, who had 3 fouls in limited minutes [*]Some of their guys could hit a number of 3s, so it's not impossible for them to get hot and have an uncharacteristic 13-25 type of game [*]We mainly kept them at arm's length in the second half via the foul line, though it's not hard to envision a more unevenly-officiated game allowing them to clutch-and-grab their way to staying competitive, while sidelining Clingan [/LIST] [/QUOTE]