11-10-2010, 05:10 PM
It\'ll be a different team, that\'s for certain.
We again get the NCAA-Final Four preparation with the Tuesday-Thursday matchup against Xavier and UConn in late December. Â To be honest, I may be a bit more concerned about Xavier; they\'ll be EXTREMELY motivated, and their frontline of Harris and Phillips is good enough to neutralize ours (which is pretty much what they did in the Elite Eight last year; Nneka had a horrid 5-17 shooting night giving up 3-4 inches to either one, especially after Jayne got into foul trouble). Â UConn still has Maya Moore, but without Tina Charles anchoring the middle we should be able to at least operate in the post.
The other tough thing: those games are not only going to be in front of holiday-sized crowds (no students, more families with kids), but also might end up being in competition with the football team\'s bowl game for attendees. Â I\'m trying to rally folks up to attend, but it\'s hard to gain much traction against the possibility of a BCS-level bowl game.
VG
We again get the NCAA-Final Four preparation with the Tuesday-Thursday matchup against Xavier and UConn in late December. Â To be honest, I may be a bit more concerned about Xavier; they\'ll be EXTREMELY motivated, and their frontline of Harris and Phillips is good enough to neutralize ours (which is pretty much what they did in the Elite Eight last year; Nneka had a horrid 5-17 shooting night giving up 3-4 inches to either one, especially after Jayne got into foul trouble). Â UConn still has Maya Moore, but without Tina Charles anchoring the middle we should be able to at least operate in the post.
The other tough thing: those games are not only going to be in front of holiday-sized crowds (no students, more families with kids), but also might end up being in competition with the football team\'s bowl game for attendees. Â I\'m trying to rally folks up to attend, but it\'s hard to gain much traction against the possibility of a BCS-level bowl game.
VG