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I'm no basketball expert but I watched Cincy vs Florida and I wasn't that impressed. Florida played good defense and I think we can too. If we will drive instead of jack up threes we can get them into foul trouble. We are deeper than them which could help (assuming all our guys have removed their heads from their asses and not gotten suspended in the last few days). There is no question that we have as much talent as Cincy.
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I'm curious to see our offense go up against a good defense and see if we can get some easy shots and get to the basket and not turn it over 20 times.
I think our defense will be ok. Last year we were bad there and we've improved. Still some work to do be a good defensive team but we're at least average there now. But we are going to have to score to win this one and that means no 5 minute droughts like we've seen several times this year already.
Q and Carter have picked up their shooting as of late and Holman has been solid all year but we need to get some sort of inside game going. Hopefully Datcher or Ado will play well.
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Cincy has lost two in a row and have to play @ UCLA on Saturday. I expect they'll be highly motivated tonight.
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Cincy is a good team, but we're better than our fans seem to think, and Cincy's not as good as some believe. It's on the road, so it will be tough to win, but they're not going to blow us out.
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Originally Posted by
Dawg61
Cincy has lost two in a row and have to play @ UCLA on Saturday. I expect they'll be highly motivated tonight.
We are undefeated and most people, including a lot of our fans, think we will lose by double digits. I hope our guys are highly motivated.
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86-63 Cincy. Down 47-26 at the half.
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I'm not sure what I think's going to happen tonight, which makes me all the more excited to watch the game. Both State and Cincinnati have feasted on lightweights, and have done so largely through solid defense. Both teams are in the Top 10 in overall defensive efficiency right now (Cincy is No. 4, we're No. 8). Cincy's rank must have been close to No. 1 before losing to Xavier and Florida, because its defensive performances in those games -- but especially vs. Xavier -- weren't great.
That said, Cincy has edges in many other categories, especially on the boards. Cincy is 13th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage and 24th in defensive rebounding percentage. We're 148th and 174th. Yikes.
A key in this game may be who's hitting their threes and free throws. Neither team is great at limiting opponents' three-point attempts (Cincy is 146th nationally, and we're especially bad at 299th), so both teams should have plenty of looks. On the flip side, both teams are in the top 75 nationally in limiting opponents' free throw attempts (we're 23rd and they're 68th), so free throw shooters need to capitalize on their opportunities.
Of course, this is college basketball, so who the hell knows. Here's hoping that our inside-outside game is clicking and our inside guys make life in the lane hard.
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Have no clue about Cincy but figure that we're about equal athletically. I think that's the team we beat in the Great 8 to make the Final Four in 1996. Donte Jones, where are you?
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Originally Posted by
mparkerfd20
86-63 Cincy. Down 47-26 at the half.
Cincy isn’t scoring in the 80s if anything this will be a defensive struggle.
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Originally Posted by
PMDawg
Somebody better tell ESPN (and Vegas)
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Frankly, I'll be surprised if we keep it within 20. Until our offense changes from "jack up some 3s", we are going to struggle against real teams.
Our only chance is if we get hot from 3 and drain a ton of them.
You mean the same ESPN who thought Aeris Williams played for South Carolina. I get what you are saying but ESPN has lost ALL credibility. They are a joke.
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My prediction: 67-62 State wins!
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Poor rebounding poor inbounds play
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Holman I take back everything I said about you taking 3's last 2 years, 12-19 this year
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We cannot rebound with them. We will not win
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