Two teams that won the NCAA's in the last 3 yrs battle tonite in the Dome.
So much has been already written on this game.
UConn - over Cuse **
Cuse has played well esp the last 2 games where Mac has found his shot.Despite finding his range vs Cinny and ND he's still shooting 57-165[34%] beyond the arc.
He has always had trouble vs Conn.Calhoun has done a good job contesting his shot over the yrs.
Cuse is loaded with Nichols who can hit the 3.Roberts and Watkins are 6'9 and 6'11 and own the paint.Devon is going to be a superstar at the other gd.But he's a puppy and makes mistakes.
Boe has been playing more man/man defense.There 2-3 is one of the best.But not as good as lyrs with Warrick on the wing.
Huskies are also loaded.Gay,Armstrong and Boone with Brown,Adrien and Anderson all play the 3,4, and 5.Austrie is a solid pt gd who I think will penetrate the zone tonite.Williams has played in 4 games and is an impact player.Avg 7 assits and 10 pts.Rashad with his range could have a big game vs Cuses zone.
Both team are 1 & 2 in rebounds in BE.Both teams have depth,both have shooters,both athletic,both have shot blockers,etc,etc.
Cuse playing at home where their only loss was to Bucknell.Manhattan and Cornell gave them problems earlier in the yr and just last week So Fl played them tough.
Conn on the rd was beaten by Marquette 94-79.Conn has been playing at home but has played a tougher schedule.But Huskies have been inconsistent just beating LSU.Both teams won there last 2 games.
Boe's best defense is the zone.Austrie and Williams will penetrate it and dump inside to there 4 or 5 scorers.Anderson will be waiting for the kickout.Conn offense I think can score.Cuse is so dependent on one man. Jerry Mac...Shut him down and Cuse has to really press to score.They don't have the natural scorers that Huskies have. Shut Gay down and there are 7 more scorers.
Like Huskies winning this by 5 or 6 pts.To much talent.
I think a lot of people are scared of the way Conn played at Marquette.And they should be.Even the LSU game.Since Feb of last yr they won and covered vs the Cuse,Prov,Rutgers,and Pitt.Thats 4-0 in BE games.Villanueva is the only player missing from that team.They beat the Cuse -4.5 by 9 in the dome.Cuse is missing Warrick who avg 21 pts a game,Pace and Edelin who both avg double figures.
So the team the Huskies see tonite are nowhere as good as the team they beat by 9 lyr.
Huskies win...
Playing in the "dome" tonite with all the Cuse fans making ESPN banners will be eletric.There is a contest...Who has the best banner...Of course the center of attention will be on Williams and the laptop he stole."U=Conn-victs" is leading the vote.
Will be back later with North Texas-Denver
So much has been already written on this game.
UConn - over Cuse **
Cuse has played well esp the last 2 games where Mac has found his shot.Despite finding his range vs Cinny and ND he's still shooting 57-165[34%] beyond the arc.
He has always had trouble vs Conn.Calhoun has done a good job contesting his shot over the yrs.
Cuse is loaded with Nichols who can hit the 3.Roberts and Watkins are 6'9 and 6'11 and own the paint.Devon is going to be a superstar at the other gd.But he's a puppy and makes mistakes.
Boe has been playing more man/man defense.There 2-3 is one of the best.But not as good as lyrs with Warrick on the wing.
Huskies are also loaded.Gay,Armstrong and Boone with Brown,Adrien and Anderson all play the 3,4, and 5.Austrie is a solid pt gd who I think will penetrate the zone tonite.Williams has played in 4 games and is an impact player.Avg 7 assits and 10 pts.Rashad with his range could have a big game vs Cuses zone.
Both team are 1 & 2 in rebounds in BE.Both teams have depth,both have shooters,both athletic,both have shot blockers,etc,etc.
Cuse playing at home where their only loss was to Bucknell.Manhattan and Cornell gave them problems earlier in the yr and just last week So Fl played them tough.
Conn on the rd was beaten by Marquette 94-79.Conn has been playing at home but has played a tougher schedule.But Huskies have been inconsistent just beating LSU.Both teams won there last 2 games.
Boe's best defense is the zone.Austrie and Williams will penetrate it and dump inside to there 4 or 5 scorers.Anderson will be waiting for the kickout.Conn offense I think can score.Cuse is so dependent on one man. Jerry Mac...Shut him down and Cuse has to really press to score.They don't have the natural scorers that Huskies have. Shut Gay down and there are 7 more scorers.
Like Huskies winning this by 5 or 6 pts.To much talent.
I think a lot of people are scared of the way Conn played at Marquette.And they should be.Even the LSU game.Since Feb of last yr they won and covered vs the Cuse,Prov,Rutgers,and Pitt.Thats 4-0 in BE games.Villanueva is the only player missing from that team.They beat the Cuse -4.5 by 9 in the dome.Cuse is missing Warrick who avg 21 pts a game,Pace and Edelin who both avg double figures.
So the team the Huskies see tonite are nowhere as good as the team they beat by 9 lyr.
Huskies win...
Playing in the "dome" tonite with all the Cuse fans making ESPN banners will be eletric.There is a contest...Who has the best banner...Of course the center of attention will be on Williams and the laptop he stole."U=Conn-victs" is leading the vote.
Will be back later with North Texas-Denver
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