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[QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2952923, member: 6620"]
Enjoyed both of your observations. Somewhere on the 'yard, I've posted some thoughts on Marquette, having watched ND (barely) survive an OT game against them last year (at home no less).

- They are relentless and do best when the game is in a helter-skelter mode. 
- If the game comes down to a three-point bombfest, as pointed out, you thrive by the three, but it can bring you back to earth really fast if they're not falling.
- They're susceptible to bigs and/or bigs' sidekicks as Miami (of Florida) and Mississippi State have proven this season. Beatrice Mompremeier had a double double of 20 points and rebounds against Marquette!

It's hard to exert energy in pushing tempo, shooting threes and then dealing with teams that are bigger than you. Exciting has heck, but it can lead to an early exit in tourneys if you have a well-coached team that knows how to withstand the pressure and/or one that just dominates the paint.

p.s. that said, I'm not looking forward to the ND-Marquette rematch just before Xmas in Milwaukee. So, MM had to have an Arike homecoming game against Marquette? (Why not Milwaukee?)
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