vs Davidson. Going to be a lot tougher than most think.
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This. May be tight for a while, but we'll pull away in the 2nd half for a comfortable 15 pt win.
If I gambled on sports, I'd be all over this line.
They’re Davidson. Small, slow, with a bunch of good 3-point shooters. Come on man. I haven’t seen them play in about five years and I know that.
You’re right. Teams never change. WTH was I thinking?
Hey! How’d the normal, same ole Tennessee do this year?
opcorn:You’re right. Teams never change. WTH was I thinking?
Hey! How’d the normal, same ole Tennessee do this year?
Oh yeah. Didn’t a kid named Curry play for that slow team once?
I think so. I told you they had good three point shooters. He was pretty small though. He fit the mold.
Fail.
Try again. They’ve had NO ONE close to him since.
Now, what does THIS years team look like? If you don’t know. Say, I don’t know and move on please.
Quick Scouting Report from a guy who lives in the area - I hope this helps:
Davidson is an extremely skilled three point shooting team (maybe the best one) with a legitimate star player in Aldridge. They are also excellent passers. Bob McKillop is an incredible X’s and O’s coach, with fantastic halftime adjustments being his calling card. They are short and you can wreak havoc on them with offensive rebounding. Besides a 15 or so point loss early and a 20 point loss to UVA, they have played every opponent (including UNC, Rhode Island every time, and Nevada) very close in games they have lost until the last few minutes of play. They are a bit unlucky to have lost as many games as they did.
Comparable Team: I would say the most comparable team to Davidson UK would be familiar with is the Harvard team Kentucky bested during the first round in 2011 en route to a final four. I think UK will handle Davidson better, but their style of play is very similar to that Harvard squad.
Prediction: Davidson plays them tight for most of the game, but Kentucky pulls away in the end due to length and a rebounding advantage.
Davidson is an extremely skilled three point shooting team (maybe the best one) with a legitimate star player in Aldridge. They are also excellent passers. Bob McKillop is an incredible X’s and O’s coach, with fantastic halftime adjustments being his calling card. They are short and you can wreak havoc on them with offensive rebounding. Besides a 15 or so point loss early and a 20 point loss to UVA, they have played every opponent (including UNC, Rhode Island every time, and Nevada) very close in games they have lost until the last few minutes of play. They are a bit unlucky to have lost as many games as they did.
Comparable Team: I would say the most comparable team to Davidson UK would be familiar with is the Harvard team Kentucky bested during the first round in 2011 en route to a final four. I think UK will handle Davidson better, but their style of play is very similar to that Harvard squad.
Prediction: Davidson plays them tight for most of the game, but Kentucky pulls away in the end due to length and a rebounding advantage.
That’s a long winded version of my analysis. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Yeah, but he lives in the area and has presumably seen them play quite a bit. I knew what he knew while seeing no reports about them, reading nothing about them, and not seeing them play one single second of basketball. That’s unbelievable efficiency on my part.
Yes sir. We are quicker and longer, no doubt. Davidson is a system team that runs coach McKillop's offense to perfection.
But if we respect them and play hard and guard the 3, 10+ win is a Lock.
Had no idea who there star player was ( you didn’t either)
Had no idea who there coach was ( you didn’t either)
Had no idea who they’ve played close ( you didn’t either)
Fail.
Thanks again for the insight.