Ham says he’s the best athlete he’s ever had. But yeah you nailed it. His mind hasn’t caught up to his ability. His defense keeps him from getting more minutes. If Ham can get his talent under control next year, with a regular offseason of practice...😳 Mercurial.
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Ham says he’s the best athlete he’s ever had. But yeah you nailed it. His mind hasn’t caught up to his ability. His defense keeps him from getting more minutes. If Ham can get his talent under control next year, with a regular offseason of practice...😳 Mercurial.
I’ve seen him in practice a couple times...holy moly. It’s bonkers. He’s not quite Russell Westbrook level explosiveness, but it’s not far off.
I love how he grabs a rebound or steal and then throws the ball 15 feet out in front of him like a soccer player with a long dribble because he knows he’s the only guy in the open court can go and run it down.
McCasland came from the Baylor program.
A lot of what they do on both ends of the floor is similar to Baylor.
A lot easier for Villanova going into that matchup.
6.5 is too many points to give Villanova. They could even win that game outright.
The chance of Baylor blowing them out is the same as a close game or a Villanova win.
It is a true 50/50 game.
A lot of what they do on both ends of the floor is similar to Baylor.
A lot easier for Villanova going into that matchup.
6.5 is too many points to give Villanova. They could even win that game outright.
The chance of Baylor blowing them out is the same as a close game or a Villanova win.
It is a true 50/50 game.
Then you add in the fact that Villanova was extremely disrespected.
Went from a 2 seed to a 5 seed in 10-14 days.
Majority of you thought Nova would lose to Winthrop.
They didn't prove their doubters wrong.
Baylor is their chance.
Smart to stay away from this. Jay Wright from what I have seen so far is hitting all the right buttons
We will really see if Baylor is a championship caliber program.
Might only be an one possession win.
Went from a 2 seed to a 5 seed in 10-14 days.
Majority of you thought Nova would lose to Winthrop.
They didn't prove their doubters wrong.
Baylor is their chance.
Smart to stay away from this. Jay Wright from what I have seen so far is hitting all the right buttons
We will really see if Baylor is a championship caliber program.
Might only be an one possession win.
Im not so sure Michigan had more “talent” than LSU. You can’t count on two different players having career games every time out. Granted franz played like ass until the last 5 mins or so, and I don’t think he will play that bad again. And johns did look good. But they call OOB on brown and a block on that charge call on Thomas and I think that game would’ve went to the wire. Credit the wolverines for showing some major grit bc it was a great back and forth game until the last 5 mins or so iirc.
But Barnes, Gray, pollite, balsa, mj walker, os Bourne, FSU has plenty of talent, and I’m sure I’m missing someone bc they are crazy deep.
I think the key will be pace of the game as you mentioned and how well Dickinson plays, bc imo he’s Michigan’s best mismatch, but balsa is no scrub. Also if FSU can defend Mich and force turnovers anywhere near the way they did colorodo, it will come down to the wire imo. If they can turn mich over and hit their threes, it could get ugly.
But if they don’t it could get ugly in the opposite direction. But I think both teams have really good coaches and will have them dialed in and I am expecting a really good game. Best of the round imo.
I saw Michigan’s last game against Ohio State during the regular season and I think our office compares pretty well to Them. The buckeyes were able to drive the ball to the basket pretty easily and Hunter isn’t much of a shot blocker. If we’re getting drives into the lane were going to draw fouls or we’re going to get layups
RaiQuan Gray should drive every single possession. Dude draws a ton of fouls.
5.7 FD/40 against Tier A competition on KenPom (which is what Michigan is).
Agree with Villian. Dickinson is a load. Not a question if but when he gets Balsa in foul trouble. Hopefully later than sooner. Ngom will need to spell Balsa, grab a few rebounds, alter a few shots, and give some fouls. FSU needs to keep Dickinson near his season averages and play tough D on the perimeter 3’s.
What we saw was Villanova seeded correctly. We also saw Baylor sleep walk for 30 min and win with relative ease.
You can phrase it however you want...
Baylor pretty much proved they probably are the #1 contender as of right now
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I believe Baylor had proven their status prior to beating a depleted Villanova but okay.
Maybe..
But Nova was going to really test them.
Whoever won this game would have walked out thinking NC.
Not everyone has been tested.
The ones who have aren't really good enough to win yet
Gonzaga most likely will have the same test in the E8. But neither program is Nova
Specifically, I mean that isn't every team thinking national championship that gets through to the elite 8?
Nothing against Loyola but I don't think Oregon State is looking at themselves as the team to go through.
I could be wrong here. But most programs look at Nova as one of the Lions.
To be a Lion you have to beat one.
This is not really rational, no one thinks that they are playing with house money at this point. They might be able to reflect on it after the fact and decide that their effort was what it needed to be, but everyone thinks they can have a dream run or else these games wouldn't be what they are
Nobody was thinking this about Villanova once they lost their PG. I am unsure why you think Nova would be a title contender without that dude. It's baffling. The "change" in seed had everything to do with this injury that you seem to be not noticing?
Baylor just won a very blah game against an opponent down a key player.
This stupidity is the same reason why idiots had them losing to Winthrop
Entered the Tournament 14-2 in the last 4 tournaments.
Went into this game 16-2
Come on dude. Neither program is Texas and we all saw what happened. To Nova's credit they were short handed and it showed in the second half.
He’s been touting them as title contender all season. I’ve never seen it. Sure they had a good team this year, but they never looked top 5, elite level
They just got beat by double digits in a game they were a 6.5 dog. The team you just saw today was nothing like the teams of prior years. Everybody understands this, but you.
Once they lost the PG they were toast. They got a very fortunate draw to the S16. Their coach is just fine, their program is very solid, but that has nothing to do with this specific situation. THIS team was just not going to do anything special without the PG. That is why they were a 6.5 dog. Turns out, they should have been a 10.5 dog.
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I respect the hell out of Villanova this NOVA ends up fringe T25 once they lost their SR PG that averaged 14 & 5 dimes. Hello. This is the planet earth. How are you today?
Would be more in favor of giving Syracuse 6 points with Houston than I would have been giving Villanova 6.5 with Baylor.
There is more of a chance that this game becomes a blowout
I don't predict games, because I am not afraid to admit, I am usually wrong with predictions. I will play along tonight though, after giving you so much shit. I only gave you the business because you are just so unwilling to admit when you're wrong, but let's move on.
Cuse vs Houston looks low scoring to me. I'm not sure where the "blowout" perspective is coming from. I think both teams will be in the 20s at the half, maybe low 30s, and the final score will be in the 50s for both, maybe low 60s.
I would play the dog in a low scoring game.
But I don't trust anybody, I don't bet the games.
Cheers!
Offensive rebounding = Second chance points
Houston smothering Syracuse's guards
Syracuse's biggest weakness.
Houston's biggest strength
About the level of UNC. Syracuse actually found someway to win 1 against them but the other was a 40 point blowout.
Houston's guards are way better than UNCs
He’s also flamed out numerous times. With teams better than this one.
You’ve insisted that only players matter. Now apparently only coaches matter?
Most of those who picked Winthrop would admit they knew little about Winthrop. But you have to pick upsets. A solid midmajor vs a team limping in is usually a decent bet. I don’t think many were putting money on it though.
Of course, they can always pull a Sheriff and insist that “it was a coin flip.”
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