moqui
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tough, tough road Jerry lays out for the Orange if they are to accomplish the first level goal of escaping the Sweet 16:
2nd round - winner of Virginia/Purdue - UVA is one of the best defensive teams in the nation (6th according to KenPom) and loves to play at a slow pace (their tempo factor is 337th out of 345 D1 squads), and they have a difference-making player at both ends in Mike Scott. Meanwhile, Purdue is another team accustomed to slowing it down (217th in tempo) and they have a highly efficient offense (16th) that ranks first in the nation in fewest turnovers given up. Take care of the ball and slow it down are steps 1 and 2 in the anti-SU blueprint.
3rd round - the 5/12 game is Florida/Cincy, so we have a potential rematch if it is one of those, and we all remember how that worked out for us last year. It's possibly even worse if we get the 4 seed, Temple, yet another slow paced team that plays solid defense and efficient offense. The good news is they suck at offensive rebounding, so it relieves pressure on one of SU's weaknesses. The bad news is that they have 4 guys who have taken over 85 three pointers this year, and they are shooting .395, .403, .414 and .433 from that range. as a team, Temple shoots .409 from deep.
The 2 seed in Ohio State and the 3 seed is Baylor. Palm's other #1 seeds are Kentucky (who he actually has ranked 4th on his version of the S curve; SU is #1), Duke and Michigan State.
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2nd round - winner of Virginia/Purdue - UVA is one of the best defensive teams in the nation (6th according to KenPom) and loves to play at a slow pace (their tempo factor is 337th out of 345 D1 squads), and they have a difference-making player at both ends in Mike Scott. Meanwhile, Purdue is another team accustomed to slowing it down (217th in tempo) and they have a highly efficient offense (16th) that ranks first in the nation in fewest turnovers given up. Take care of the ball and slow it down are steps 1 and 2 in the anti-SU blueprint.
3rd round - the 5/12 game is Florida/Cincy, so we have a potential rematch if it is one of those, and we all remember how that worked out for us last year. It's possibly even worse if we get the 4 seed, Temple, yet another slow paced team that plays solid defense and efficient offense. The good news is they suck at offensive rebounding, so it relieves pressure on one of SU's weaknesses. The bad news is that they have 4 guys who have taken over 85 three pointers this year, and they are shooting .395, .403, .414 and .433 from that range. as a team, Temple shoots .409 from deep.
The 2 seed in Ohio State and the 3 seed is Baylor. Palm's other #1 seeds are Kentucky (who he actually has ranked 4th on his version of the S curve; SU is #1), Duke and Michigan State.
Link to bracket here, subscription required.
