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UConn (-6) vs Purdue

I think -6 is disrespectful to Purdue based on the season they have had.

That said, matchup wise, they rely so heavily on Edey and UConn happens to have Clingan.

If he can stay in the game he can at least match up with Edey 1 on 1 so the guards don't have to allow open 3 point shots.

Creighton was able to beat (crush) UConn partially because Kalk was able to outplay Clingan. But against Purdue, Clingan doesn't have to outplay Edey. All he has to do is stay in the game and limit the amount of doubles Edey draws.

Purdue doesn't have anybody else like Schierman who can really take over for stretches, so Edey is going to have to have a monster game, or put Clingan on the bench or Uconn doubles the post for no good reason.

Definitely could happen, but adv. Uconn
 
DC needs to stay out of foul trouble like everyone is saying, but he also has to use his speed on both ends. Get down the floor and make Edey catch the ball out a few further than he likes and make him set up on the defense's left side of the floor. And then stay between him and the rim. Like everyone has said make Edey work for his numbers.
Go over the top of screens and Newton must be engaged from the start. Run offense and wear the other team out. Also, SJ needs to run the floor every time he can when he's in for DC and not let Edey post deep.
 
auror said:
70/30 Purdue probably. They have the most fans and think they'll get a bunch of neutrals
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It’s unfortunate that many of the UConn tickets were sold on secondary market. Purdue fans all over the UConn sections.

That’s what you get when you give 8 tickets to the big donors. Of course they’re not going to use them all and of course they’re going to try to make money off of it.
 
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BigFanCT said:
It’s unfortunate that many of the UConn tickets were sold on secondary market. Purdue fans all over the UConn sections.

That’s what you get when you give 8 tickets to the big donors. Of course they’re not going to use them all and of course they’re going to try to make money off of it.
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weren't the top donors able to buy 12?
 
Kaufman-Renn will be a handful if he posts Karaban, who needs to play him without fouling. But he is an afterthought in their offense. Other than that I like all the other defensive matchups. Smith is quick and clever, but Shannon and Sears were quicker and stronger and both will be home watching. Clingan is the one player in the country who can bother Edey’s game inside with his size and long arms. But no early fouls. The refs seem to have gotten the message to let the boys be physical.

And we have plenty of offense, particularly if we are hitting 3’s. I see another double digit win coming, We will see.
 
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All of purdues success is predicated on assuming teams freak out about Edeys size... NC State really did not impress me yesterday with their talent level, they seemed to have like 1 or 2 guys capable of making plays, then obviously no size. This will have to be another defensive masterclass from Clingan, then I trust Newton/Castle/Karaban to carry the team home.

I can't wait to see the team run their plays and actions over and over to get Edey in compromising positions. Our guards can feast on his drop coverage I think. Expect to see some hard doubles on Edey too because he doesn't seem to have glue hands and can turn it over
 
Do we see Cling fire an early three to try to draw Edey away from the paint on D? Otherwise he doesn’t move from under the basket where he never gets a foul called on him.
 
We have the size to guard all their players. They seem to play only one guy off the bench.

I'd put Castle on Smith and faceguard him. Don't help on Edey when Clingan is in.

Don't let, or at least disrupt, Purdue's entry passes into Edey. Edey is the entire Purdue team. If Edey has an off night or the refs call him for his fouls, it'll get interesting.

If the refs call a fair game or stay out of the way, this should be a great game.
 
StllH8L8ner said:
Do we see Cling fire an early three to try to draw Edey away from the paint on D? Otherwise he doesn’t move from under the basket where he never gets a foul called on him.
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Edey seems to play like Kalk does, never leaves the 4' out from the rim. It should leave the freethrow line and mid range open
 
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HuskyBoi said:
The man even riled up Mark Sears. His ball handing ability and aptness in sifting through defenses separates him from the rest.
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They’re intimidated when he comes and rearranges his uniform and wipes the bottom of his sneakers.
 
There were times yesterday Purdue put Kaufman Renn on Burns and had Edey hover in the paint. Wonder if they put Edey on Castle and do something similar to Clingan

Alabama tried the “make Castle beat us” strategy, and Castle beat them. Great job from Steph delivering and making Painter at least second guess how to guard him

I’d say let Clingan go against Edey 1 v 1 as long as he can. Edey has unreal conditioning, and Samson is gonna have to put in 10-12 minutes. That’s when you double and rotate (which UConn is really good at)

This is going to be SUCH a fun game
 
Purdue seems to play defense like Creighton with Kalk. Just keep the 5’s right by the rim
 
husky429 said:
If we run it out after rebounds and make Edey tired, we'll put up points. They have exactly 0 players who can stop Steph in transition
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Or anyone on UCONN. It’ll be interesting to see if we can get out and if we do, if Edey can run with Clingan and Johnson
 
Karaban might have his hands full guarding Renn down low. He seems to have more post up ability than most PFs weve played this year.

Will be interesting to see if Clingan occasionally fronts Edey sometimes. It will have to be an amazing pass to go over the top. And Edey is not the most athletic guy.
 
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Spaceman213J said:
DC needs to stay out of foul trouble like everyone is saying, but he also has to use his speed on both ends. Get down the floor and make Edey catch the ball out a few further than he likes and make him set up on the defense's left side of the floor. And then stay between him and the rim. Like everyone has said make Edey work for his numbers.
Go over the top of screens and Newton must be engaged from the start. Run offense and wear the other team out. Also, SJ needs to run the floor every time he can when he's in for DC and not let Edey post deep.
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Make him run and we have SJ to continue the track meet of giants when DC is out. See Edey run. Run run run.
 
BFieldHusky said:
To me, this is where my head is at. Clinigan needs to play good D, stay in the game, and make ZE work for his 20/10. Anything we get him from him offensively is a bonus imo. Purdue needs 45 points from everyone else, at a minimum.

Who are they putting on Castle? Newtown? Karaban?
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And we're one of the few teams that can replicate Edey's size in practice, so it won't be as much of a deterrent. Plus, Clingan is faster and more athletic than Edey, so our offense will have practiced regularly against a much better defender at a similar size.

As good as Clingan is, you can't really replicate Edey for the defense in the same way.
 
At the moment, I think DC needs to just eat space and limit Edey opportunities in the paint.

Keeping Edey closer to 20 points vs 30 is key, keeping them off the offensive glass, and locking down on the 3 point line is important. If we can repeat the effort from the 2nd half vs Alabama, thats a good thing. I also think we can get some turns from pressure on the ball and get points off those turns.

Perdue only scored 63 vs NC State. 30 points from three and 9 from the line.

On Offense, we may need to consider increasing our transition opportunities.
 
Edey was 9-14, 20 points, 12 rebounds, sign me up for that right now. He missed 5 very close shots WITHOUT a hand contesting him.
 
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