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Sports => Frank Martin's OOD sponsored by the "Angriest Fans in America" => Topic started by: catsfan20052006 on November 26, 2008, 02:24:55 PM
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A Look at Kentucky
The Wildcats are 2-2 with wins over Delaware State and Longwood and losses to VMI and at North Carolina. The Wildcats return 3 starters off of a team that went 18-13 (12-4 in the SEC) in 2007-08.
The Wildcats are lead by G Jodie Meeks and F's Patrick Patterson and Ramon Harris. Meeks averages 24 points/game (leads the team), 5 rebounds/game and 2 assists/game. Patterson averages 16 points/game, 9 rebounds/game (leads the team) and 4 assists/game (co leads the team with G DeAndre Liggins). Harris averages 11 points/game, 4 rebounds/game and 1 assist/game.
This is a much better Kentucky team then it was last season. The biggest reason for that is that they're healthy. This is a team capable of pushing Florida and Tennessee for the top of the SEC. I know that I can't wait to see my Cats match up with a storied program like Kentucky.
A Look at Iowa
The Hawkeyes are 5-0 with wins over Charleston Southern, Texas San-Antonio, at The Citadel, Oakland and Southeast Missouri State. The Hawkeyes return 2 starters off of a team that went 13-19 (6-12 in the Big 10) in 2007-08.
The Hawkeyes are lead by G's Anthony Tucker and Matt Gatens and F Cyrus Tate. Tucker averages 16 points/game (leads the team), 4 rebounds/game and 1 assist/game. Gatens averages 11 points/game, 4 rebounds/game and 5 assists/game (leads the team). Tate averages 10 points/game and 8 rebounds/game (leads the team).
The Hawkeyes are a team in transition in the Big 10 and it works to their advantage that the Big 10 should be down this season. All that said.....The Hawkeyes should struggle this season but when coach Todd Lickliter gets his system into place the Hawkeyes could be a tough program for years to come.
A Look at West Virginia
The Mountaineers are 3-0 with wins over Elon, Longwood and Delaware State. The Mountaineers return 2 starters off of a team that went 26-11 (11-7 in the Big East) in 2007-08.
The Mountaineers are lead by G's Alex Ruoff and Darryl Bryant and F Da'Sean Butler. Ruoff averages 19 points/game (leads the team), 4 rebounds/game and 2 assists/game. Butler averages 14 points/game, 6 rebounds/game (leads the team) and 2 assists/game. Bryant averages 13 points/game, 3 rebounds/game and 5 assists/game (leads the team).
The Mountaineers are predicted to be pretty good this year. They have a nice mix of returning players and quality newcomers. The problem is that the Big East is expected to be a very good conference (they have 16 teams so you can be good and still finish as an unknown) so it's easy to get lost in all of the talk about the marquee teams. All that being said this should definitely be an NCAA Tournament team.
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Gillispie :love:
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Patterson could be a problem for us, but I think our guards can dominate the pace of the game...
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keys to the game will be to...
1. Deny the entry pass to Patterson
2. Press and Trap
3. Consistently get penetration from Pullen and Clemente aka don't have them each content to just hoist up 3pters in a static set.
It'll be interesting to see how frank game plans this one. The teams that have had success against uk use screens effectively and run alot of motion offense.
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keys to the give will be to...
1. Deny the entry pass to Patterson and Help when they lob or throw over the top
2. Press and Trap
3. Consistently get penetration from Pullen and Clemente aka don't have them each content to just hoist up 3pters in a static set.
It'll be interesting to see how frank game plans this one. The teams that have had success against uk use screens effectively and run alot of motion offense.
sounds good to me, if we deny patterson we need to have backside help, he has good hands and has been very efficent with the lob over the top. If we contain him we will have a great chance to win. If we get up on kentucky and force turnovers they will quit like the other night vs unc :thumbsup:
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Jodie Meeks will be really tough for our guards to handle. When he is healthy he is very tough to stop.
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If we don't play WVU I'm going to meltdown. :katpak:
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catsfan20052006= elite poster??
I think yes.
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:woohoo:
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yeah good posts catsfan its always appreciated
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I wish we would've gotten Iowa in the first round. :angry:
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I wish we would've gotten Iowa in the first round. :angry:
Thats silly. They are pretty similar to Kentucky but a win over Iowa sounds like, well, a win over Iowa. A win over Kentucky sounds 50x better. Hell a loss to Kentucky sounds 10x better than a win against Iowa.
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I wish we would've gotten Iowa in the first round. :angry:
Thats silly. They are pretty similar to Kentucky but a win over Iowa sounds like, well, a win over Iowa. A win over Kentucky sounds 50x better. Hell a loss to Kentucky sounds 10x better than a win against Iowa.
I just want a shot @ Huggins. Playing Iowa in the first round would've given us the best shot at that.
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I wish we would've gotten Iowa in the first round. :angry:
Thats silly. They are pretty similar to Kentucky but a win over Iowa sounds like, well, a win over Iowa. A win over Kentucky sounds 50x better. Hell a loss to Kentucky sounds 10x better than a win against Iowa.
I just want a shot @ Huggins. Playing Iowa in the first round would've given us the best shot at that.
Why? I'd take KSU's squad against uk over Huggies squad against uk this early in the season. Remember how piss poor Huggies team looked for the first month or so (which was also a trend from Cincy if memory served em correctly). Somebody had to beat Kentucky. And, stop looking at the front of their jersey. "Kentucky" isn't exactly an elite program over the last couple seasons...
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Why? I'd take KSU's squad against uk over Huggies squad against uk this early in the season.
Yeah, sadly that was our fault. No real consistent players other then Hoskins & Cartier.
And Hoskins still doesn't have a jump shot.
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Love your breakdowns, keep em coming d00d. :peek:
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Jodie Meeks will be really tough for our guards to handle. When he is healthy he is very tough to stop.
How do you see the future? Do you have super powers?
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Was hoping someone would catch that...didn't wanna bring attention to my prophecies though
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catsfan20052006= elite poster??
I think yes.
Knock it off bro
You see his playoff bracket??
Not an elite poster :flush: