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Obviously a tough match up tomorrow. Looking at their board, they are very confident and a lot of them think they blow us out. At home with a good crowd behind us...I think this is a close game, and hopefully we can make a push late to win. Keys to the game:
1. Rebounding. SMU is one of the better rebounding teams in the country. While they don't have huge size, they are all between 6'3 and 6'8, and really get after it on the glass. We need to do a MUCH BETTER job than we did against Houston, Memphis and Temple which all out rebounded us recently.
2. Bench. SMU basically plays 6 players, so we need some contribution from Enoch and Vital off the bench to offset their starters. Maybe we can get someone in foul trouble as they really don't have a bench.
3. Semi. Matchup nightmare for everyone. Who do we put on him? He is too quick for Kentan, and too big for Jackson. I expect Ollie to throw a lot of different defenses out there to try and slow down SMU in the halfcourt.
1. Rebounding. SMU is one of the better rebounding teams in the country. While they don't have huge size, they are all between 6'3 and 6'8, and really get after it on the glass. We need to do a MUCH BETTER job than we did against Houston, Memphis and Temple which all out rebounded us recently.
2. Bench. SMU basically plays 6 players, so we need some contribution from Enoch and Vital off the bench to offset their starters. Maybe we can get someone in foul trouble as they really don't have a bench.
3. Semi. Matchup nightmare for everyone. Who do we put on him? He is too quick for Kentan, and too big for Jackson. I expect Ollie to throw a lot of different defenses out there to try and slow down SMU in the halfcourt.