@bskeet said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
BIG DAVE
Yes, but does he play WAY below the rim. Putting up like he is a 6 footer going in against the trees.... ;)
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Great start to the half. But, we are only up 3. Can't take our foot off the accelerator. I want a double digit lead...
Keep up the defense pressure. That's what getting us run outs and better looks....
Hopefully that takes the lid off...
4-12 from FT line...
Wtf was that lame pass Ochai.........
@RockChalkinTexas said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
Good Dave!!
Well, right after Bad Dave when he put it on the floor and got stripped...
@bskeet said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
Regional finals seem so tough for us. Dang.
This is a 10 seed. Not a conference champ. Not a tournament champ.
And, that's been true most of the 7 times we've most recently lost in the E8 game....
Can't do any worse than ZERO % from 3. Hopefully, can also do better than 42% overall. But the key is to not let them make almost 50%....
@Eric-san said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
Felt like almost all shots were short. Really short.
So were the FTs... Tightness. Playing not to lose, which much like a prevent defense, just prevents winning....
In the last 7 games of the regular season, the fewest points Miami gave up was 64, and that was bottom feeder Pitt. We are making them looking like a top 10 defense, which they are not....
@Kcmatt7 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
We were in the bonus with like 10 left and didn’t take advantage at all
Stopped going inside and drawing fouls. Of course, we can't make FTs anyway....
Getting completely out-coached. Not making any adjustments...
We were scoring easily in the paint early and everything in the last 10 minutes has been long shots...
We did nothing to make they pay with Moore out. Should have been pressuring the ball up the court...
They are 6-6 from the line. We've missed 6 FTs...
@Kcmatt7 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
I just do not see the intensity from our guys. Look like they’re going through the motions tbh
We really need to step up the defensive pressure - higher and early in their possession. They are getting way too comfortable..
@bskeet said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
They are defending clear out to the half court. There has to be a way to make them pay for that.
We should be doing the same thing...
They are shooting 50% and out rebounding us...
We simply do not close out on penetration. They are slicing through too easily...
3 of effing 9 from the FT line...
We are let them slow us down by forcing us WAY above the circle...
They are even with us on the boards. No excuse for that. No offensive RBs from Dave, Jalen, Mitch and CB. Och has the only 2 and one was on his own miss...
We're not making him work much for his baskets...
Need CB and Jalen to hit the offensive boards and get some easy 2d chance points...
2d on Charlie...
Dave cannot secure a rebound...
@Kcmatt7 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
They can’t guard us. We just need a few stops
Well, so far we can't guard them, either...
We don't need Jalen shooting 3s - esp. when they can't really stop us inside...
McGusty hurting us on switches...
Jeez, Mitch - halfway to the bucket on those FTAs...
Mitch playing strong right now...
Not a good pass by Jalen - but got away with it...
I like that we are attacking the basket. Dave's 6 footer was the only bucket away from the rim...
Wow - kind of a jump stop and pump fake by Cb!
Yep - flop city...
Och - you have to make that shot.........
Value the ball guys...
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
Jump stop, shoot or pass
Alas, I don't think any of our guys quite understand the concept of a jump stop....
@benshawks08 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
Apparently the plan is to flop??
Pretty weak flop by Coach L there.... ;)
The first few minutes will be key to see if Dave can be a positive factor - or will be a liability - against their line-up. I think we all expect HCBS to feed the post early. If Dave can score - or even better - draw a couple of fouls on Waardenburg - we can continue to play big. But if he misses bunnies, turns it over, or Waardenburg hits a couple of 3s, then we should go small and stay small. Frankly, I like Juan, Remy, Och, CB and Jalen on the floor most of the time. Our guards are equal to or better than theirs, our two wings are better than theirs, and Jalen is better than their big. Guard the perimeter hard and make them try to beat us making 2 pt shots.....
@BShark said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:
We owe Villanova, gotta win this one first. We good.
We good - IF we make shots.
Miami is a solid team and Larranaga a really good coach - gets the most out of lesser talented teams. But that's the thing - KU is bigger and more talented. We need to play to win, not play to not lose.
HCBS has disconcerting tendency at this stage to not let his teams play to their talent. He loves being able to win a lot of games when we don't play particularly well against good teams and against arguably better or more talented teams. But in the vast majority of games we play, we are the better, more talented team.
Let's not play down to the opponent - let's take advantage of our strengths and fast and loose...play to win...
I would also note that everyone dissed the ACC - they were ranked as the 5th best conference by most metrics. But that is due in large part to the fact that they have several bad teams. But the fact is that they have 3 teams in the E8 and 2 will be favored to get to the FF.
I will repeat - I'm more concerned with Miami than Villanova. Miami presents different and difficult match-up challenges. Unfortunately, Dave may be unplayable, as their only big is a good 3 point shooter - and not their leading rebounder. They have 3 guards that have taken 150+ 3 pt attempts. This may be a game where we need to play small - and a lot of Juan and Remy in at the same time. Will really need to guard the perimeter. Jalen and CB are enough to handle the boards if they get any help at all.
Villanova might not have Moore in the FF....
@DanR said in Elite 8 Chat:
5% from three will lose every time
1-20 - hard to do that. And they only lost by 6.....
I would be more concerned about Miami right now than either of these two teams. Miami is going to be a tough match-up for us, as well.
@Woodrow said in Elite 8 Chat:
I think KU would rather play Nova as well. Houston is really good.
I dunno. Villanova isn't that big or quick, but they are a very solid, disciplined team. Control the pace. Gang rebound. Wish Dave had a scintilla of the footwork that Daniels does for Villanova.
3 wins without playing very well is any of them.......
Okay - we advance. But gave up 17 points in the first half and 44 in the second....