Good team no doubt. And they would give us all we can handle. But Ball does not impress me for all the hype he gets. Just can't see why he is thought of us the second coming.
UCLA
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The NCAA answer sports media loves to have a great story, so they ran with it early in the season.
If UNC gets to the Elite Eight, UCLA is the one team in the South region I do not want to see. They have a high octane offense with 3-point marksmen and bigs that can handle and shoot the mid-range shots. Their defense is suspect, but decent enough to win games.
I think so too. The NCAA is hoping for a UK/UNC rematch. Frankly, I don't like how we matchup with them either.
Having Pinson back should help with Monk, in addition to him never having a game like that in his life. Adebayo is big and strong and pretty good, but their other bis do not scare me at all.
UCLA match up would give us some matchup problems with their bigs stepping out to shoot so well. I imagine berry would cover Alford and we'd stick Pinson on ball.
UCLA match up would give us some matchup problems with their bigs stepping out to shoot so well. I imagine berry would cover Alford and we'd stick Pinson on ball.
Ucla loves to run and plays no defense, Im not sure what all the hand wringing is about. Sure they are talented but they do things that play right into UNC's hands. I honestly wouldnt be shocked if cincinnati knocks them off tomorrow.
Am I the only one who's worried about Arkansas? I think they're certainly capable of beating us, especially if Joel isn't at full speed. They love to pressure the ball and we really need Joel to help beat that press. They had 12 steals and forced 15 TO's against SH, and won despite being out rebounded by 14. Arkansas also gave up 21 OR's so we have to take advantage of that. Moses Kingsley is a load inside, he went 10-13 last night. If we handle the press, we should be able to get some fast break opportunities.
Arkansas is a solid team no doubt but again they love to run. Not saying that we couldnt get beat if we dont show up but stylistically its right in unc's wheelhouse.
I agree that we generally play better against teams that like to pressure, but I'm also concerned about Joel's ankle. If he's close to 100%, I like our chances.
Yup. Whichita St and Cincy are no push overs. Hell, Arkansas isnt either. Tough region
I'm not worried about Arkansas, they'll try to run with us like they did in 2015 and it won't end well for them. I'm also not worried about UCLA. Their pathetic defense and desire to run with us will play in our favor. I'm mostly worried about Butler and then UK. Butler plays smart, won't beat themselves and will force us into a half court grind it out game. UK has guards that get into the lane with ease and we can't stay in front of Fox. This will result in kickouts for wide open 3's by Monk, Hawkins and Willis. Their stretch 4 will force Hicks out on the perimeter and he'll be in foul trouble the whole game. I just don't like that matchup for us.
There is no harder championship to won, six games in a row agaonst increasingly more difficult competition. We can't tale anyone lightly.
