question from tiger fan

[rollo58]

I don't agree. His assessment of Bradley, Kansas, Pitt is only about 50% factual, and 50% spin. With the kind of spin this guy uses, you could conclude any team is bad, or conversely, may be better that they look.

I don't deny Memphis has better athletes, and depth. But Bradley does have more going for them than a 7 footer and a bunch of poor shooting, small wing players and guards who can't get their shots off. I hope the team has a similar minimal regard for Bradley.

well, like i said, there was a pretty high 'homer' factor, but he probably knows as much about bradley as you guys might know about memphis...

[VromanFan]

I don't agree. His assessment of Bradley, Kansas, Pitt is only about 50% factual, and 50% spin. With the kind of spin this guy uses, you could conclude any team is bad, or conversely, may be better that they look.

I don't deny Memphis has better athletes, and depth. But Bradley does have more going for them than a 7 footer and a bunch of poor shooting, small wing players and guards who can't get their shots off. I hope the team has a similar minimal regard for Bradley.

well, like i said, there was a pretty high 'homer' factor, but he probably knows as much about bradley as you guys might know about memphis...

He knows WAY more about BU than I know about Memphis. Pretty good analysis actually...I have to agree with most of it.

Its an intangible thing with this team you have to see...we're a very wierd team. I don't mean that in bad way. We have undersized players who are stangely athletic. We have a 6-7 leading scorer built for post play but prefers to shoot fadaway 3's from the corner. We have two small guards who aren't great shooters...especially beyond the arc. Its just a hard team to describe because I've seen them in person and TV many many times this year and I have a hard time describing us.

I'll tell you what's key though...our defense. Its been great. Intense. Excellent rebounding for the most part.

We'll need defense, some hot shooting (like against Kansas) and some luck. I hope for a great game. I expect one actually.

[rollo58]

our defense and rebounding are our forte also...somethings gotta give...

[SFP]

our defense and rebounding are our forte also...somethings gotta give...

My 2 cents are that both teams will continue to rebound well on their side of the court and play some D. Where the game will be decided I believe is if MSU can press us and convert easy baskets. If they can't then we will have a chance of either breaking their press and getting some easy baskets or running our 1/2 court and pounding the ball inside.

MSU can put up points real quick through their full court press. They remind me of KU except they have more size 2-4 and are a bit quicker. I'm sure JL is working on our inbound game and beating their press. If BU can slow the game up by only a bit (we are more athletic and quicker then Bucknel) we can then grind it out in the 1/2 court and have a good chance of pulling the upset. We will win if we can keep the game in the 60s they will win if it gets to the 80s.

[BuBraves55]

They seem a little over-confident, even for a 1 seed vs 13 seed

[bluetiger]

I don't think anyone is over-confident here. I think we will do what we've done since we've been in the tourney. Take each team for what they are and execute a game plan accordingly.

This game will come down to defense and rebounding like most NCAA tourney games.