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Message: [QUOTE="SteveAztec, post: 3779875, member: 8063"] I have read so much already on this game. This game is going to be real tight (IMO). I don't think either team is so much better than the other that it will be a blowout. I haven't seen Syracuse play one minute this year. I have seen all the Aztec games. All my comments next could mean nothing...But they could mean something. That is why the game is played. Here is what makes the Aztecs good this season... -The Aztecs can shoot hell out of the 3. (Will we be hot or cold?) T Gomez is a great 3 point shooter...Jordon Shackle is great 3 point shooter...Matt Mitchell is a very good 3 point shooter...Adam Seiko is a very good 3 point shooter. -The Aztecs crash the boards very well for a smaller team. We aren't tiny, but we aren't huge. -I get tired of hearing announcers say how great our Defense is. Why? They base it on points teams give up. Stats mean nothing. But I will say this...The Aztecs pressure is very good. Will it work against Syracuse? None of us know. -Speaking of pressure, the Aztecs play 10 deep. And I mean a solid 10 deep. Will they ALL be on? Probably not. Teams never have 10 guys on. But I do know this, all 10 will bust their ass on D while they are in. -We shoot the 3 well and we shoot the free throws very well. Shackle is about 91%...Gomez is 90% for his career. Mitchell has missed a few this year and at about 80%, but as a senior he has shot free throws much better in his career than 80%. -Do the Aztecs play a weak schedule? I don't think so...But one thing I do know is that the NCAA Tournament is all about who is hot at the time. The Aztecs have won 14 in row. -We aren't great, but we are very good. -I saw some scoffing that we lost to Utah State twice. The Aggies are very tough and especially in their place at altitude. The MWC is like no other. There is a reason that very few P5 teams will play AT Utah State, BYU, etc. This is going to be a very interesting game. Good luck all. Of course I hope the Aztecs win this game, but either way this is going to be a gem to watch. [/QUOTE]

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