[81alum]

Okay, now you've got me nervous.  Am I crazy to worry about Davis, or is it March madness?

Before I bike over to the games, I thought I would try to answer your question.

I am a bit nervous, but that is probably a good thing, since hopefully it means that our team will be a bit nervous too and will take the game very seriously.  No doubt Davis has improved a great deal since we opened the season, but hopefully we have too.

The identity of our team in the fall was more our offense, and during our most successful spring stretch it has been defense.  If we play with enough energy and focus, I think we can smother their shooters.  Our offense may not be as pretty as we would like it to be given that the Davis players will know every move, but our talent and size should be enough to hold their scoring in check.  The one worry would be if someone we don't expect gets hot from three point range.  We can shut down their inside game and a couple of shooters, but our perimeter defense might break down if they have three people making treys.  That is a distinct possibility, but I thing our defense against static three point shooters has been terrific lately.  The shooters who get us are the ones who--like Ionescu--can also drive and dish.  I don't think Davis has those kinds of shooters.

[81alum]

Okay, now you've got me nervous.  Am I crazy to worry about Davis, or is it March madness?

Before I bike over to the games, I thought I would try to answer your question.

I am a bit nervous, but that is probably a good thing, since hopefully it means that our team will be a bit nervous too and will take the game very seriously.  No doubt Davis has improved a great deal since we opened the season, but hopefully we have too.

The identity of our team in the fall was more our offense, and during our most successful spring stretch it has been defense.  If we play with enough energy and focus, I think we can smother their shooters.  Our offense may not be as pretty as we would like it to be given that the Davis players will know every move, but our talent and size should be enough to hold their scoring in check.  The one worry would be if someone we don't expect gets hot from three point range.  We can shut down their inside game and a couple of shooters, but our perimeter defense might break down if they have three people making treys.  That is a distinct possibility, but I thing our defense against static three point shooters has been terrific lately.  The shooters who get us are the ones who--like Ionescu--can also drive and dish.  I don't think Davis has those kinds of shooters.