Tournament (Non-UConn) Thread - Sweet 16

[AntG168]

Purdue held Shannon to 11 pts.

Yea he’s not LeBron James lmao. Steph can handle him

 

[Ripper32]

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[superjohn]

I refuse to believe the ACC is this good.

We could legit beat Clemson by 40. We just beat SDSU by 30.

 

[superjohn]

Before almost every tourney game we play, analysts say why the opponent is a problem for us, yet we always roll by 20+

I used to bet but quit many years ago and I never bet on UConn. I'm so anti-legal sports betting the way it is and will never bet on UConn....knowing I'm leaving serious money on the table. I have to imagine a lot of UConn fans and other smart betters are winning tons of money on us. For them, keep doing what you're doing. And then kick back to UConn NIL.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Yea he’s not LeBron James lmao. Steph can handle him

I recognize you are often one of the more confident posters, I don’t dislike it or disagree. Just saying, don’t expect a shut down. Shannon is on a heater, 30 ppg over the last 7. We haven’t played anyone like him. I have all the confidence in Steph, but don’t set expectations on this specific matchup too high, is all I am going to say.

 

[AntG168]

I recognize you are often one of the more confident posters, I don’t dislike it or disagree. Just saying, don’t expect a shut down. Shannon is on a heater, 30 ppg over the last 7. We haven’t played anyone like him. I have all the confidence in Steph, but don’t set expectations on this specific matchup too high, is all I am going to say.

Which means he’s due.

I’m not saying he won’t get his.

But I don’t expect him to dominate the matchup in the slightest. I mean our guy just had 16 and 11 lmao.

Steph and Clingan are more than capable of making his night very hard.

Also remember, he hasn’t seen anything like us either

 

[superjohn]

Really don't understand the tournament's shift from CBS, it's a Saturday, what else on that network could take precedent.

Angela Lansbury.

 

[superjohn]

Which means he’s due.

I’m not saying he won’t get his.

But I don’t expect him to dominate the matchup in the slightest.

Steph and Clingan are more than capable of making his night very hard

He ain't getting his 30+. He'll meet Steph, then he'll meet Hass, then he'll meet Donovan.

I've seen Illinois play all year. They're playing their best ball now but handle Shannon and they're pretty ordinary. Domask is a nice offensive player and Coleman Hawkins is a veteran junkyard dog but we have advantages all over the place again.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Which means he’s due.

I’m not saying he won’t get his.

But I don’t expect him to dominate the matchup in the slightest. I mean our guy just had 16 and 11 lmao.

Steph and Clingan are more than capable of making his night very hard.

Also remember, he hasn’t seen anything like us either

That’s why i’ve said Steph is the most well equipped guy to guard him probably. But their offense as a whole is great. And we need to stay out of foul trouble. Steph has had to be taken out a bunch recently with 2 in the first half.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Fwiw, at 2am, 250 members and 3,000 guests online

 

[Travelman6]

Maybe the hottest pick in my bracket is Gonzaga over Purdue, for no reason other than it’s Matt Painter vs. the month of March

Media heads would love a redemption story 2.0. I think Purdue at least makes the championship.

Clingan/eddy and redemption vs repeat would be easy to market.

 

[Travelman6]

Fwiw, at 2am, 250 members and 3,000 guests online

I couldn't sleep from 1230am my time and on. Game ended just after 2.30am but I think I finally went to sleep when it hit around 24.

 

[Travelman6]

I refuse to believe the ACC is this good.

They aren't, they are just top heavy. Everyone knew UNC and Duke were good, and Clemson shouldn't have been a shock as the 3rd. Only shock for me was NC State who Marquette HOPEFULLY takes out. After that they sucked, exmaple: Virginia.

 

[Lefty2one]

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Lol and what about the flip side of this? Illinois sure as hell hasn't seen a team like UConn all year.

 

[jibsey]

Shannon kind of does the speedier version of Bryce Hopkins. He crashes into defenders at full speed and gets the foul call.

Always. Even when there is no foul, saw it yesterday. Castle needs to take him the same way.

 

[HuskyHawk]

We could legit beat Clemson by 40. We just beat SDSU by 30.

Clemson is better than SDSU. I expected that they'd beat Arizona. I didn't expect UNC to shoot so badly against a bad Alabama team. Clemson is probably final four bound.

 

[LStudfellow]

Only one of you has mentioned it so far (@superjohn) but Diarra is going to be just as important as Steph in covering Shannon this game. There is a significant chance that Steph picks up 2 fouls in the 1st half, particularly since Shannon often gets a friendly whistle (as several of you have already mentioned)... and Diarra is going to have to do what he does, which is to also be an excellent lock down defender.

Steph has shown a penchant to pick up 2 fouls in the first half and Shannon is going to try his best to force Steph into it. How Danny manages both Steph and Hassan guarding Shannon is going to be a huge key to this game.

Let's get up early so we can dictate to them how this is going to go. Put all of the pressure on Shannon to be otherworldly.

 

[superjohn]

Some really good games on tap tonight.

 

[Marat]

Root for Big East and against Dook tonight?

 

[HitDog]

it’s bad optics for Sweet 16 games and there are empty sections down low in the beginning.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Not a great crowd for NC State vs Marquette. Not a great matchup to be played in TX. They don't pick up local interest in those teams.

 

[NC_Uconn_Fan]

NC State up early. I think Marquette is in trouble here.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

NC State up early. I think Marquette is in trouble here.

They’ve had slow starts in both games and then turned it on.

 

[AntG168]

Marquette please don’t do this

 

[Scoe]

NC State looks more physically imposing then Marquette but Marquette hanging in they gotta get going though like now.