Uconn V ISU Thoughts

[Doc]

Take it as you will, but when Roscoe Smith took a charge in the Big East tournament, it was reported that it was UConn's first drawn charge of the season.

That. Is. Awesome. Hate floppers.

[cyclones12321]

First,,, I hope its a great game, where each team plays well,,,,

I have no Idea if Babb can cover JL,, as always so much depends on Officiating etc if Babb gets called early whether deserved or not,,,, sometimes we do not get JL involved early on... So who knows,,, I do know that most of the times Jim C and Uconn wins these types of games thats just our history,,, this year has been very inconsistent,,,,
But if we assume the two teams are relatively evenly matched then I'ld give Calhoun the edge,,,,, But then again I'm a Uconn fan...

I hope we destroy them!

[isufan]

In order to guard Royce, it takes a smart defender. Like has been discussed, the opposing team cannot leave shooters open. So the guy guarding Royce must:
A. Keep him out of the paint
B. Force him to shoot jumpers
C. But, you cannot sag off him with the ball in his hands, because of the dribble handoffs. If the defender is not there to hedge, it'll be open shots all day.

What I'm saying is that I agree Drummond/UConn's big men may be athletic and long enough to give Royce some problems. However, those defenders must play smart enough to know when to hedge/who to hedge on and still be able to not give up any dunks to Royce. If Royce senses his defender hedging to early, he'll make a quick move to the basket and end up with a dunk.

[tre]

I don't see a big timeout issue, either. Fred's timeout management has sure been better than Drew's was in the championship game. How do you call your second to last timeout with fifteen and a half minutes left on the clock when:

1. You just had a timeout within the last couple of minutes so your guys know what you need them to do.
2. The next stoppage in play will be a media timeout.
3. You are left with one timeout for the rest of the game - over 15 minutes!
4. Your guys are actually playing better than they were before you called the previous timeout - still not good, but better.

That is poor clock management.

THIS....is exactly why I can't see Baylor making a deep run in the tournament.

[amestoplease]

wasn't there a stat about being undefeated when royce (taylor) white scores in single digits? sometimes, i prefer this because it means he's likely making the D collapse down low and kicking out for a plethora of threes, so long as we're hitting them. 'shutting down' royce could mean scotty going for 25 or allen going for 25 or blah blah blah. i love that we have options.

[CL82]

In order to guard Royce, it takes a smart defender. Like has been discussed, the opposing team cannot leave shooters open. So the guy guarding Royce must:
A. Keep him out of the paint
B. Force him to shoot jumpers
C. But, you cannot sag off him with the ball in his hands, because of the dribble handoffs. If the defender is not there to hedge, it'll be open shots all day.

What I'm saying is that I agree Drummond/UConn's big men may be athletic and long enough to give Royce some problems. However, those defenders must play smart enough to know when to hedge/who to hedge on and still be able to not give up any dunks to Royce. If Royce senses his defender hedging to early, he'll make a quick move to the basket and end up with a dunk.

I think that this will be a key point. I think Drummond matches up physically with White very well but he is young. How smart he plays will go a long way toward how long he stays in the game. Roscoe Smith doesn't that the same wide body but it he is a tough defensive player, who can sink an open shot or clean up off the glass. White will see him if Drummond isn't effective.

[Cyclonefan89]

I get what your saying. He's your "point forward"

But how dangerous is a guy 50 or 30 feet from the hoop? All that tells me is that you have an effective answer to full court on the ball pressure.

Royce brings it up only to pass the ball or charge the lane and get an easy bucket