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Message: [QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 4559884, member: 9355"] @ caw and Zizzou - Exactly. Nova being on the bottom half of the bracket is better for them. Marquette has really had Nova's number this year and last year, and UConn, too, in the sense that they locked down Nova's offense with great defense which is difficult because very few teams play offense like Nova. Also, Providence swept Nova twice as well. It doesn't mean Nova can't beat Marquette, UConn, or Providence but the bottom half of the bracket is better for Nova. I think a tune up game, or "get right game" with GTown will be good for them, but they have to make sure they win that handily and not go down to the wire so they are not worn down for their game against Creighton. GTown gave Nova all they could handle in the game at Nova. Nova's offense matches up with Creighton's D very well as they can draw Kalkbrenner out of the paint with Dixon's 3 pt shooting which McDermott hates as he always wants Kalk in drop coverage on pick and rolls and being the gatekeeper in the middle of the paint at all times. Ryan Nembhard can be exploited on post ups with Justin Moore and Caleb Daniels as well as Shareef Mitchell. [/QUOTE]