Some quick scouting on Temple:
Things they are good at:
Protecting the Ball: Ranked #25 in the country in TO%, Temple has always been good at protecting the ball. In the previous 2 years they finished ranked 4th and 2nd in TO%. This is why they have so much success against UC, because if we aren't hitting shots and we aren't turning teams over, we generally will struggle. They dont let us create extra possessions.
3 Point Shooting: As a team they shoot 38.5%. They have 3 volume 3 point shooters who shoot over 39% and over from 3. 1 being a big man. Stopping this is crucial
Blocking Shots: Obi Enechionyia is mostly a 3 point shooting big But on defense he is one of the better shot blockers we will face with Freshman Quinton Rose helping on that front as well. They rank 20th nationally in block percentge.
Things they struggle with
2 point offense: Temple only makes 45% of their 2 point shots. They are much better at hitting the 3, but when its not falling, they generally struggle to score. Using the same extended defense we used in the second half against Marshall should prove to be effective against Temple. I'd rather give up the occasional 2 point drive to the rim over 10 or 11 3's
Defending the 3 This team defends the 3 worse than we do. Lets hope we can drain a few shots early and extend the defense so we can open the driving lanes.
Offense Rebounding (both sides) This team is not a good offensive rebounding team and also not good at fending off offensive rebounds from the defensive end. Gary, Kyle and Tre should be crashing the glass on offense as Temple is not a high tempo team, so we shouldn't have to be as concerned getting back.
Temple's Impact Players:
6'10 JR F Obi Enechionyia 107.2 ORTG 16.2 ppg 7.6 RPG 45% from 3
Highest Usage rate on the team and leading scorer. Averages 2.5 blocks a game. Shoots a higher Percentage from 3 than he does from 2. Will probably see a lot of Tre Scott if Kyle has trouble guarding him.
5'10 Fr PG Alani Moore 130.8 ORTG 9.4 ppg 2.2apg 49% from 3
Has a pretty low usage but plays 60% of the games minutes and takes mostly 3's. Is the team leader in 3 point and free throw shooter. Listed him as impact because he is incredibly efficient for a PG and because he shoots so well
6'8 Fr F/G Quinton Rose 97.2 ORTG 10.5 ppg 3.4 RPG 53.5 from 2
Technically Shizz Alston and Daniel Dingle score more points per game, but I personally feel Rose is going to be one of the players UC has trouble with. He doesn't shoot well from 3, but he is more a slasher and driver who benefits from the defense being so spread out because of Temples shooters.
Overall Temple is bit hard to gauge, they basically rely on protecting the ball, and the 3 point shot to win games. Im not sure if Josh Brown will play (he hasn't the last 2 games since re-injuring himself) so I didn't much talk of him because the team is learning to survive with out him. That said, temple has some pieces to be a decent team and they are extremely young. I think guys like Moore and Rose will annoy fans for the next few years.
UC will need to rotate and communicate well on defense to keep the 3 point shot from falling and then just execute patient offense. I don't expect many transition buckets because Temple protects the ball so well but we should be able to take it to their defense.
