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AntG168 said:
If Mojo is a thing. The Mojo over there is terrible. They must still think Alterique is running the point. Here’s a real quote:

“On a neutral court we are at least 15 points better than UConn”
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Do they realize we throttled Bama? I do worry about their dribble penetration as our guards have had trouble stopping it lately. Hawk especially has been bad at it. Hopefully it doesn't get us in foul trouble.
 
Arkansas is good at speeding teams up, but if UConn can handle the initial pressure, they should be able to score against this team.

Also, I’m not sure there’s a group of people whose opinions I care less about than Arkansas basketball fans. I’d rather click a phishing link than a link to their message board.
 
August_West said:
We can’t foul on drives. This team is a 4x better St. John’s. They are going to try and kill us going to hole.
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A bit of zone might be in order to try and bait them into taking and missing threes.
 
sdglast said:
I agree. Not against running some man, but I think a 2-3 zone needs to be part of the game plan. They are young and could get very frustrated if they are hitting shots again a packed in zone.
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And keep switching it up, throw in some of the 1-3-1 trapping zone as well.
 
August_West said:
It might as a possession by possession change of pace , but I like hurleys credo “play to your identity”. Zone isn’t that.
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We just need to stay in front of our man. This will be a Jackson, Alleyne, Diarra game on defense for me. Diarra has his first chance to make a real impact on this tournament. Joey C might not be playable by the second half in this game. We have to keep their guards out of the paint
 
AntG168 said:
We just need to stay in front of our man. This will be a Jackson, Alleyne, Diarra game on defense for me. Diarra has his first chance to make a real impact on this tournament. Joey C might not be playable by the second half in this game. We have to keep their guards out of the paint
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I don’t wanna be negative. But I don’t think we can play Diarra anymore.
 
The constant pining for the two bigs has been amusing, but I‘d consider it for this one. Arkansas will attack the boards relentlessly, and they can’t shoot. With four days to prep, I’d be cool with putting it out there for a few minutes.
 
HuskyHoosier said:
While lacking foot speed, he plays pretty good positional defense. If their guards are too aggressive I can see Joey drawing a charge or two.
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I doubt that this will be a game that Joey can contribute much.
 
AntG168 said:
I see that perspective. But we may need him on Thursday. I don’t think Joey C is going to be playable on defense
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Yeah, this is an ugly matchup for him unless they throw some zone looks, which I think we have a good chance of seeing for stretches.
 
Excalibur said:
The constant pining for the two bigs has been amusing, but I‘d consider it for this one. Arkansas will attack the boards relentlessly, and they can’t shoot. With four days to prep, I’d be cool with putting it out there for a few minutes.
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That’s asking for foul trouble.
 
UConnSwag11 said:
They don’t shoot the three well, right?

Their guys attack the boards and get to the rim. We’re going to have to protect the rim.
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Here we go! The next 90s Bulls! Same thing every team we play or possible team we play. Also, I’m thankful I don’t listen to you idiots for gambling advice too! Drink a Miller Lite and enjoy the week! SMH
 
We have a great coaching staff that is working over Arkansas at this late hour I guarantee. We probably have plenty of video already. We will be prepared and roll the dice.
 
Arkansas' best win was against SDSU, not including KU.

UConn will have it's hands full with Arkansas' pace and athleticism. They get up and down the court. Similar pace to Depaul, but better team. Not the fastest team in the tournament but up there. (From one extreme SMC to another Arkansas).

For all that pace they aren't a particularly good offensive team, though it's hard to tell if that is due to injuries this year. Their defense is very good. Only behind Alabama's and ISU's IMO of the teams UConn has played.

They aren't a particularly good rebounding team, more in the middle of the pack.

They don't shoot a ton from three and they don't make a ton either.

They do get to the line a good amount though, though not a particularly good FT shooting team.

They only get assists on less than 50% of their buckets. So expect more one-on-one.

They played Creighton (L by 3), Bama (L x 2, by 15 and 3), UF (W by 19 without Castleton).

They actually foul more than UConn does (though perhaps because of higher pace)

They do defend the three well, as in opponents 3PT%. They also limit 3PT shots.
 
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The big mistake is playing extended M2M and high hedge. Now is not the time to prove toughness. It’s time to play tough D protecting the paint. A good dose of zone with Adama in it critical. Use DC in a compact man to draw them into the paint to take bad contested shots.
 
mike012 said:
Their message board is an interesting bunch. Say UConn has good defense but lacks offense Also have Arkansas ranked 3 of the remaining 16. UConn’s was 12 on there list.
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I saw that. Had to let out a little laugh after reading that one.
 
UCfor3 said:
Do they realize we throttled Bama? I do worry about their dribble penetration as our guards have had trouble stopping it lately. Hawk especially has been bad at it. Hopefully it doesn't get us in foul trouble.
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I'd invite them to take jumpshots.. while they pound it to Sanogo and Clingan on the other end. Even if they don't score, good things usually happen whey they get the ball inside. And it helps when you have a player who can get his shot anytime from anywhere against anybody (Hawkins).
 
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