Scouting Providence

[elmcityboy]

I was joking! Calhoun used to get pissed about that question lol.

so was i, haha. it's a quote from his infamous rant.

 

[Mazhude]

Brought on Jake Zimmer - a Providence guy to preview the game on the pod this week. Check it out!

Should have pulled the blinds down... casual.

 

[ucp990411]

Watson is the only threat IMO. Whaley isn't as strong defensively vs these big traditional 5s. One of the rare occasions I would feel MORE confident in Sanogo's defense.

I think we have the advantage at every other position.

If Rese is back, we dominate them.

Hurley needs to put his money where his mouth is and let our horses RUN in this game. Providence does not have the athletes to keep up anywhere on the court.

I would hesitate to say we have advantage everywhere but the 5. Durham and Reeves are terrific players.

 

[jibsey]

Haven’t seen a line but probably 2-3 points?

 

[Umami Zen]

Watson is the only threat IMO. Whaley isn't as strong defensively vs these big traditional 5s. One of the rare occasions I would feel MORE confident in Sanogo's defense.

I think we have the advantage at every other position.

If Rese is back, we dominate them.

Hurley needs to put his money where his mouth is and let our horses RUN in this game. Providence does not have the athletes to keep up anywhere on the court.

Nailed it. Let's get out and run and use our depth/athleticism.. Very few teams can bring that to the table

 

[GHSWolverines]

Haven’t seen a line but probably 2-3 points?

Good guys +4

 

[TRest]

Nate Watson nice to UConn but shots fired to URI:

Ha ha no.

 

[husky429]

I would hesitate to say we have advantage everywhere but the 5. Durham and Reeves are terrific players.

Every high major starter is really good. Ours are just better.

 

[Umami Zen]

Playin' at home with our fans.. Difference maker for Sat

 

[navery12]

Not really sure where this fits, but an interesting look at our 3 point shooting so far

 

[auror]

Not really sure where this fits, but an interesting look at our 3 point shooting so far

Quite interesting. We shot really well the first couple games of the year and then like complete poop in 2.

 

[elmcityboy]

don't sleep on springs!!!

 

[husky429]

don't sleep on springs!!!

He hasn't played a meaningful minute in 3 years. I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[auror]

Hurley is probably expecting some foul trouble and offering the alternative.

 

[imno1]

He hasn't played a meaningful minute in 3 years. I'll believe it when I see it.

Let’s hope Springs is Whaley 2.0

 

[Umami Zen]

If you want to protect Whaley from fouls so that he can play with freedom in the second half.. There are fouls to "waste" between Samson and Richie that frequently go unused. Coaching decision.

 

[gtcam]

Should be playing this game in Storrs. UConn doesn’t shoot well in the XL. I am not a fan of XL games except UConn hockey

 

[UConnStats]

Watson is the only threat IMO. Whaley isn't as strong defensively vs these big traditional 5s. One of the rare occasions I would feel MORE confident in Sanogo's defense.

I think we have the advantage at every other position.

If Rese is back, we dominate them.

Hurley needs to put his money where his mouth is and let our horses RUN in this game. Providence does not have the athletes to keep up anywhere on the court.

Watson is the best post scorer in the BE, but Horchler is good offensively too. Providence has arguably the best offensive frontcourt in the conference so our D will have to contain them well. If we make their guards beat us, they’ll have more trouble scoring.

The flip side is that same frontcourt plays horrible defense. Attacking Watson seems like a no brainer since we’d like him off of the court and he gives up plenty of buckets.

 

[AntG168]

Watson is the best post scorer in the BE, but Horchler is good offensively too. Providence has arguably the best offensive frontcourt in the conference so our D will have to contain them well. If we make their guards beat us, they’ll have more trouble scoring.

The flip side is that same frontcourt plays horrible defense. Attacking Watson seems like a no brainer since we’d like him off of the court and he gives up plenty of buckets.

Is Watson a better post scorer than Sanogo? Genuinely curious.

 

[Dogman69]

Is Watson a better post scorer than Sanogo? Genuinely curious.

Having seen Watson 3 times this year I’m going to say yes. He relies heavily on his ability to overpower smaller defenders. He is a tremendous finisher. Dunks everything.

Adama is quicker and more versatile. Much better footwork. In today’s game Adama has more potential as a prospect, but Watson is more polished.

That said I hate providence and think Adama would dominate him if he were healthy, really is too bad.

 

[Kenny11]

don't sleep on springs!!!

Lol Hurley is funny.

 

[Kiddddddd34]

Just saw Nate Watson and AJ Reeves at elicit… hammer UConn.

 

[UConnStats]

Is Watson a better post scorer than Sanogo? Genuinely curious.

I think Sanogo has really pretty footwork, but Watson gets better results so I’d say yes right now he’s better at post scoring.

 

[jibsey]

just saw -6.5