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Final Four vs. UCONN - 4/1 8:49pm EDT on CBS

Poptimus said:
We will be favored in the championship if we get past UConn. And that would have to be a first whereby a team is an underdog in 3 straight games before being a favorite for a championship.

UConn can match our athleticism while being noticeably taller. They’ve lost some games this season that make you scratch your head, they’re just playing their best ball of the year by far at the right time. But so are we. I see it going down to the wire similar to the Texas game.
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Smooth_Cane said:
I have degrees from both UCONN & Miami. I discovered Husky basketball while living for years in CT. The way the entire state backs the team is amazing. I remember the Cliff Robinson team that started it and the 99 team that beat Duke in the final. I have always routed for Miami in football and the huskies in basketball. Whenever Miami was doing well in basketball It would make me smile. Never in a million years would I believe I would see both in the final four. In fact I thought it would have been in football in some bowl game. In all honesty I am legit torn, so I’m gonna cop out and say may the best team win.
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Driving down from Nashville for the game on Saturday. Final 4 is a bucket lister and I can’t believe I get to see the Canes play in one

Also - thank God for all these self scouting reports. We probably shouldn’t even show up to play. At the end of the day, we have the best guard combo in America and a legitimate Swiss Army knife player in Miller. We have 3 of the top 5 scorers left in the tourney. They can call get to the cup, finish and most importantly create their own shots. They did it in the comeback - when you can’t stop guys from making contested shots, what are your options?
 
HurikaneMarc said:
Welcome UConn fan.

I can't say that I've watched a bunch of UConn this year but your margins of victory in the tournament have been pretty impressive.

I'd say our reputation of being good offensively is earned. We've cranked out over 50% shooting against what many considered to be (metrics wise at least) two of the better defending teams in the tournament. Houston and Texas. We shot 59% against Texas and that was inclusive of a 25% 3pt shooting night.

We can kill you shooting 3's, attacking the rim like we did last night or from the midrange. We do not have much of an offensive post presence but we can get points in the paint.

Mainly though we've got Coach L. I feel like he's the best coach left.

Your defense looks really solid. You haven't given up over 65pts in the tournament yet so something probably has to break.

If its a close game we've been through so many tough tight games that I think advantage us. We're pretty good at the charity stripe as well.
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Playing Final Fours in football stadiums almost always has a negative effect on outside shooting. The sight lines for players are so different; usually takes at least a quarter of action to get dialed in. Expect a lot of air balls early.

In 2011, Butler and UConn shot a combined 26 percent from the floor in the Championship game. That one was in NRG Stadium too.
 
hotshot said:
Playing Final Fours in football stadiums almost always has a negative effect on outside shooting. The sight lines for players are so different; usually takes at least a quarter of action to get dialed in. Expect a lot of air balls early.

In 2011, Butler and UConn shot a combined 26 percent from the floor in the Championship game. That one was in NRG Stadium too.
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they always play them in football stadiums now
 
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hotshot said:
Playing Final Fours in football stadiums almost always has a negative effect on outside shooting. The sight lines for players are so different; usually takes at least a quarter of action to get dialed in. Expect a lot of air balls early.

In 2011, Butler and UConn shot a combined 26 percent from the floor in the Championship game. That one was in NRG Stadium too.
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What team can get to the paint and score better?
 
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hotshot said:
Playing Final Fours in football stadiums almost always has a negative effect on outside shooting. The sight lines for players are so different; usually takes at least a quarter of action to get dialed in. Expect a lot of air balls early.

In 2011, Butler and UConn shot a combined 26 percent from the floor in the Championship game. That one was in NRG Stadium too.
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Coach L mentioned this as his final 4 experience from his time as assistant in 80s and compared to when he went in '06. He is fully aware and one of reason he wants to get there and have multiple full practices to acclimate the players.
 
BasketballCapitaloftheWor said:
UConn fan here! Congratulations! Your team reminds me slightly of the 2014 UConn national championship team(2 grear guards, nails from the free throw line, great role players). Should be a fun game.

Just to respond to a couple of things I’ve seen here:

1. Doubling Sanogo workerd wonderful for opposing teams last season and earlier in the year. I wouldn’t count on it working now. Gonzaga attempted to double sanogo the last game and he ended up with a career high 6 assist. He’s passing out of the double team now and finding open cutters and shooters. Primarily Andre Jackson who sits in the dunkers spot every time sanogo is going one on one in the post.

2. Someone said you have to lock down Jordan Hawkins….and he is correct. If you don’t lock him down this one will be over fast. He’s a sniper and just like roaches when you see him make one, there’s a bunch more coming.

3. UConn has quality and depth at every position. Outside of 3 guys(Clingan, Diarra, Jackson) everyone is a threat from 3(yes even Sanogo). Hawkins, Calcaterra, Karaban, Alleyne, and Newton are our shooters. And in transition with Jackson being the facilitator we are deadly. You will have to find shooters in transition or the game will get away from you fast.

You win if:

1. UConn goes cold. It’s happened this season before. UConn is an energy team and when one or two guys go cold sometimes it infects the whole team. In our January stretch where we struggled Alleyne, Calcaterra, Newton, and even Hawkins all struggled to make shots. It snowballed mentally and took us a while to regain our confidence. Now, all of those guys are EXTREMELY confident. So I wouldn’t bet on all having a cold night. BUT it’s possible and that’d be a pathway to a victory for you guys.

2. Full court press the **** out of us. We’ve struggled all year a consistently breaking a full court press. And Newton has struggled with handling pressure. In the tournament you can see this in the second half against Arkansas. A way we combat this is with Andre Jackson. He’s a brilliant passer and a 1 man press break. Which leads me to my next pathway,

3. Get Andre Jackson in foul trouble. He is the head of the snake. He doesn’t shoot a lot but he is the heart, soul, and balls of this team. You take him out of the game and the playing field levels considerably.

When Jackson is doing his thing, our shooters are knocking down shots, and Sanogo is Sanogoing we are pretty hard to beat. We’re 15-0 outside of the big east with our average margin of victory at 21. With that being said UConn fans are very well aware of what 2 talented guards like Pack and Wong can do on a big stage(Kemba/Lamb, Shabazz/Boatright) and we are by no means taking you lightly. It will be a war. And we are expecting Miami to present us our first real challenge of the tournament. It’s the final 4. And we all deserve to be here. May the best team win.

And I’ll say this. I’ve watched a ton of the top teams this season. And UConn at its best is something you haven’t seen yet…

P.S. we’re coming for revenge Mr. Laranaga. We haven’t forgotten George Mason.
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Every team we've played (even Drake) had a fan do one of these write ups, just sayin
 
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Just got done reading the game thread on their site. Some good analysis from them, some complimentary post, but the overwhelming theme is that they will destroy us with match up nightmares. Lot's of talk about some of our losses (gt,fsu) which are ridiculous at this point, metrics etc. The one point I agree with is our D. It will take a smart, fierce effort on that side of the ball from us. The overall tone is that they should just be handed the trophy now. They seem to have forgotten there is a game to be played Saturday night. If they win, I'll tip my cap, but this isn't called March Madness for no reason & I like our chances!!!
 
BiltmoreCANE said:
Just got done reading the game thread on their site. Some good analysis from them, some complimentary post, but the overwhelming theme is that they will destroy us with match up nightmares. Lot's of talk about some of our losses (gt,fsu) which are ridiculous at this point, metrics etc. The one point I agree with is our D. It will take a smart, fierce effort on that side of the ball from us. The overall tone is that they should just be handed the trophy now. They seem to have forgotten there is a game to be played Saturday night. If they win, I'll tip my cap, but this isn't called March Madness for no reason & I like our chances!!!
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Link? I’d like to read
 
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