bradley
PhD Student
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03-15-17 10:20 AM - Post#227072
In response to SRP
In fairness, there are good reasons why Vegas has ND as a 7 pt favorite. ND's stat line is slightly better or comparable than the Tigers stats across the board playing far more difficult competition. The largest differential is their FT shooting. ND takes a lot of 3 pt shots and shoot at a similar % than the Tigers. They are a Junior/Senior laden team and you can see that they play as a unit -- very impressive long accurate passing after driving to the hoop. They do a tremendous amount of pick and roll on offense and I am surprised how many of their guys are quick in driving to the basket.
Defensively, they play tenaciously with good team defense. Their one weakness appears to be interior defense and preventing offensive rebounding.
The real challenge may be stopping their offense as the Tigers have not played anyone this good to date and their skill level is higher than any IL competitor.
With that all being said, the Tigers should be able to compete and score. Both are 3 pt shooting teams so anything can happen. Stephens somehow needs to give Colson a very hard time defensively.
Appears to be a very tough match up for the Tigers but they are good and now, they are the hunter vs. being the hunted.
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