Elite Eight Open Thread
American pg
Please no need for “Loyola” or “don’t assume,” it’s a friggin interwebz blog
Duke - though I feel a bit better about defending Nova after this game today. They can go cold from three if you aren't giving them drive and kicks all game
Duke's zone would get absolutely dismantled against us. I don't get why people are so afraid of it.
They run a B side version of Syracuse's 2-3, except the free throw line area is even more exposed. We have the midrange game to destroy that and expose Carter's defense down low.
We have to hit shots to beat the zone. But we hit shots like one out of every three games.
Our defense is very reliable. Our offense . . . not so much.
whichever has a better chance to beat nova
Kansas.
Kansas, because Duke has a Death Star class coming in and we need to convince these one and dones to do their thing.
because it will knock several people out of the box in my bracket LOL. In terms of who we end up playing, either is going to be challenging for different reasons (but we have the ability to beat either of them.)
Counting on whoever wins to go against Nova such that they beat the crap out of each other. Getting by Loyola could end up being more difficult than a final against any of these other teams.
if you do shady things to get kids to commit to your school, you just may do shady things to keep them eligible.
we may be witnessing something similar in EL.
The Duke zone is not the Syracuse zone. Lots of holes in it and the reactions are slower.
Kansas has had open looks in the swiss cheese holes in it all day.
I'm impressed by all of the high-end airballs in the Duke-Kansas game----foul shots, 2 footers and about 1/4 of all of the 3 pointers. This is what makes them special.
Duke's been called for 3 fouls in 18:35, in what's been a pretty physical game...