UConn vs Duke (Elite 8)

[noelle]

if pat ngongba were still out, i would agree with you. but karaban certainly will not guard pat.

they use ngongba to clear out the post area for boozer but reed is hard to move. ngongba is not a 3 point threat so he can't draw out reed, they just tell tarris to position on boozer's side and he should be able to bother cam

 

[ec33]

Mullins is going to have a big opportunity to shoot his way to a Final Four in his home state.

 

[Palatine]

Was it you hoping he could nail a couple threes? Expecting a guy's first game back on limited minutes to produce a three point shooting demonstration seemed like a stretch. I am glad he got his one - those were three meaningful points.

He score four points in a game we won by four. Had a couple of rebounds, a block. He contributed.

 

[mauconnfan]

Mashburn is something else man, says Duke hasn't had a tournament game where they put 2 halves together and says it will happen against UConn, then says UConn should be nervous. He's had a bug up his ass about UConn all year on Turner's coverage, Hurley even chided him for it after the Villanova win.

Screw Mashburn, there’s something else here for a story. Did we not recruit his kid hard enough or what? I mean his disrespect is well noted and I’m no longer a fan of his. And he certainly should be more respectful in the way he organizes his apparel on the desk, looks foolish!😂

 

[mauconnfan]

Foster obviously will play but I wonder if he will be more limited on Sunday.

Whoever is guarding him needs to stay on their feet, loves to ball fake and drive by. I respect he’s playing but the crying Scheyer did post game on the court was laughable. Our guys high ankle sprain is just as impressive for his gritty appearances.

 

[Hurleyman216]

The two advantages we have are that our best players are experienced seniors while their best is a Freshman. Also Hurley can coach circles around Scheyer. We’re still going to have to play well to win because Duke is a very good team. We saw what happened last year when Duke had 2 of the best freshman to ever play college bball on the same team. Get them under some game pressure under 5
Mins to go on a big stage and they could get rattled.

 

[RuffRuff]

The two advantages we have are that our best players are experienced seniors while their best is a Freshman. Also Hurley can coach circles around Scheyer. We’re still going to have to play well to win because Duke is a very good team. We saw what happened last year when Duke had 2 of the best freshman to ever play college bball on the same team. Get them under some game pressure under 5
Mins to go on a big stage and they could get rattled.

It’s rare that I’ve seen Boozer play like a freshman. It’s happened but it’s not often. He’s a very cerebral kid. I do like our coaching advantage, although Pitino has it as well.

 

[Palatine]

Random factoid: On covers.com: 64% of pickers on site taking UConn with the points

 

[gtcam]

Reasonable feedback - noted. When I'm framing matchups in a case like this against a favored team, it feels a bit more natural to talk about what we have to do to stunt their advantages. But I hear what you're saying.

not a popularity contest, it's a chat and nobody here is going to say something that will ring with flowers and bakery scents 100% of the time. if you change it will be revealing and somewhat disappointing......................................................................

 

[JwittersPAC]

Who is on Reed in this scenario?

Patrick Ngongba

 

[JwittersPAC]

Not sure why posters are referencing Purdue/Edey and replicating that gameplan, Boozer is a completely different player than Edey and is utilized differently. He's not a "just dump it into the post" guy.

Also that team had Castle and Clingan. This team does not.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Duck Fuke.

 

[bendm]

Screw Mashburn, there’s something else here for a story. Did we not recruit his kid hard enough or what? I mean his disrespect is well noted and I’m no longer a fan of his. And he certainly should be more respectful in the way he organizes his apparel on the desk, looks foolish!😂

Someone told him to put on a shirt with buttons or a jacket

 

[Edward Sargent]

And then they said that UConn relies so heavily on Reed and Karaban. I hate to tell them that Duke relies more heavily on 1 player. If the Huskies can slow down Boozer I like our chances.

And a freshman at that