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[QUOTE="jdubs30, post: 2527409, member: 1620"]
JB in his presser said he's watched ASU a good 10 times this year and that we will get the scout tapes tomorrow. JB is so addicted to basketball that he knows a lot of these teams before he puts the tape on, which helps in the tournament setting. Contrast that with Avery Johnson, who on ESPN a few hours ago said he didn't know much about Virginia Tech.

I'm sure the staff may reach out to Hop - but JAB has seem them enough that he knows what they can do and what they can't.

The thing about a team like this - they live and die with the 3. If they get hot from 3, it's most likely game over unless we can score in the 70s as well (which is possible since they're very weak on D). But we should be able to score on them, dictate the tempo and beat them on the glass. As long as they don't go bonkers from 3 it's a good matchup for us.

I like the TCU matchup too - personnel wise we matchup well with them, they're not the same team without Jaylen Fisher and they are very similar to us in that they don't have much depth. However, freaking Dixon has always had success vs. the zone. With a different coach I'd feel confident, but Dixon has a week to prepare and he knows it very well. They also play Baylor who plays that soft 2-3 so his players have seen it before. But player-by-player we match up with them.
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