Villanova/Kansas open thread

Submitted by bostonsix on
Bring on either one Monday night. Go Blue
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greymarch

March 31st, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^

No team is due to get cold.  No team is due to get hot.  No team is due to have bad karma.  No team is due to have good karma.  The universe works based upon the laws of science.  A team is as likely to shoot hot in their 2nd game as well as their first game.  If Villanova is really good at shooting threes, they are just as likely to rain 3s on UM as they are on Kansas.  Want to stop Villanova from raining 3s?  Do a better job of guarding their 3-point shooters, and dont hope for karma kicks in (THERE IS NO KARMA.)  Karma is for suckers, idiots and down-on-their-luck gamblers.

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bronxblue

March 31st, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^

Kansas is a good team and Nova is just running them off the court. I love Michigan, but if this Nova team shows up on Monday Michigan ain't winning.

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Mich fan in AZ

March 31st, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^

Of the FGA's that Kansas has given up, 38.5 percent have been triples. After today, 29.9 percent of our opponents' FGA attempts have been threes. I'm not denying that it will be very difficult to beat Villanova, if they keep the pedal to the metal. But it won't be easy for them either if we bring it! And if we finally have a full evening of decent shooting....there is hope, folks! GO BLUE!!!

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Sopwith

March 31st, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^

It's just going to ruin your fun tonight. Celebrate Michigan and let our brilliant coaching staff worry about how to beat this murderdeathkill machine.

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SHub'68

March 31st, 2018 at 9:43 PM ^

figure out how to shut down the 3s here so I can see the rest of 'Nova's offense. I find it hard to imagine Michigan won't cover the 3 a ton better than this, and I want some idea of what we might be facing otherwise.

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JBE

March 31st, 2018 at 9:43 PM ^

Nova has the adjusted 1 offense in the country, a historically good offense in terms of kenpom, and their defense isn’t far behind Michigan on there either. Kansas has a strong offense, but an okay defense, and is actually one slot behind Michigan on Kenpom. Villanova are a 5 out team like Michigan, with tough matchups all the way around. All five starters are very, very good. Good bench too. They bomb threes like this all the time. Historically great offense. Kansas do want. Villanova don’t want.

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Mich fan in AZ

March 31st, 2018 at 9:48 PM ^

26 of 33 of Villanova's shot attempts have been triples. I highly, highly doubt that Beilein and our defense will allow that many. Oh, they'll get their looks on us for sure, but it will be a lot harder. How many of those have even been contested? So many look wide open. If they get that many on our defense, then maybe it's just a solid talent that they have. But our defense is so much better at not giving those up!

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