Duke is just crazy good. They have elite talent across the board. But even they play 4 wings. They don't play anyone under 6'5 and Flagg is a point forward at 6'9 205. 1-4 are basically positionless.
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A couple of great late games after the earlier blowouts.
Arkansas is long and athletic at every position. Brazile is 6'10 230 but he's quick, handles the ball, slashes to the rim from the perimeter, and shoots the three. He's a big wing similar to Alabama's Grant Nelson. Ivisic is basically a stretch 5. Texas Tech is one of the smallest teams in the tournament. None of the winners tonight play multiple interior big men together.Comment
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Texas Tech comes back to win, unbelievable!Comment
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Mich St holds on to beat Ole Miss... Helluva Game!
TN is absolutely Crushing KY!Comment
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Still in awe of the play that Houston ran to beat Purdue. Genius.Comment
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The scary thing with the current matchups is that the SEC could possibly have all four teams in the final 4. Teams left: SEC - 4, B1G 10 - 1, ACC - 1, Big 12 - 2. I do not see anyone beating Duke though, but maybe Bama and that is who they will play.Comment
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Milos Uzan said the play was designed with three options. Purdue took away Cryer, which was option #1. This occurred while Jo Jo Tugler set a weak-side pick at the high post, then rolled open in front of Uzan, which was option #2. He didn't say what would occur, if that didn't work.
I just looked at the replay in stop motion. When the play began, Uzan's man was in proper position. However, he saw Cryer break open to the weakside over Tugler's screen, so he left Uzan to cover Cryer, who was going to be wide open. Tugler's defender slid to midpost towards Tugler. That left the low post uncovered, which Uzan exploited. Meanwhile, Roberts and Sharp were along the strong-side sideline, with neither moving until Tugler passed back to Uzan.
Last edited by swilsonsp4; 03-29-2025, 10:45 AM.Comment
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Right, nothing unusual happening on Houston's side. Just a simple Iverson screen. The strange thing is how Purdue decided to defend it. The normal way to cut off a pass to the rim or across the baseline (to Cryer or anyone else) would be for Uzan's man to stand under the basket. Instead, Braden Smith turns and runs all the way to the opposite corner on a switch. That's a huge gamble, and it left CJ Cox with the impossible task of having to cover Uzan from all the way at the top of the key. They didn't switch the screen, they switched from an off ball defender. Very strange.
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I'm loving the physicality in this Florida v Texas Tech game. There are no free defensive rebounds.Comment
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Florida is going to pull it out!Comment
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