bearcat jeff
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The top 10 teams on the BEast are 27-2 at home this season. That's pretty impressive. Among those teams Notre Dame is one of the toughest to beat at home.
The Bearcats have to come prepared to play defense. The Irish average over 70 ppg at home. If they give ND open looks it could be a long night. However, I like the match up tonight.
UC is quicker and more athletic than the Irish. They have defenders in Bishop, Dixon, and Davis who match up well physically with Abromaitis and Hansbrough. If Gates can play, and comes motivated, the Irish have nobody that can defend Yancy straight up.
There have been hints that Wilks will get a start tonight to defend mobil 4 man Scott Martin. It won't surprise me to see Thomas back Yancy and Jackson and Wilks rotating on Martin to wear him down.
Both these teams need this game. Both understand how important it is to win the head to head games with the teams near you in the standings. Especially when it's the only time they'll play in the regular season. I expect to see both highly motivated and I expect both to play hard and well.
Cincinnati has not played well offensively all season on the road. Largely because of their shooting. They will look to pressure and and get some points off turnovers. I think Dixon, Cash, and Kilpatrick will attack the lane tonight and put pressure on Notre Dames guards and bigs.
The keys for tonight are Pressure Defense, Limit turnovers, and use your physical gifts to attack the basket. This is going to be a battle for 40 minutes and I expect to see a game of ebb and flow. In the end I think the Bearcats will get their much needed big road win. Cincinnati rides it's defensive and offensive pressure to a 70-64 win tonight.
The Bearcats have to come prepared to play defense. The Irish average over 70 ppg at home. If they give ND open looks it could be a long night. However, I like the match up tonight.
UC is quicker and more athletic than the Irish. They have defenders in Bishop, Dixon, and Davis who match up well physically with Abromaitis and Hansbrough. If Gates can play, and comes motivated, the Irish have nobody that can defend Yancy straight up.
There have been hints that Wilks will get a start tonight to defend mobil 4 man Scott Martin. It won't surprise me to see Thomas back Yancy and Jackson and Wilks rotating on Martin to wear him down.
Both these teams need this game. Both understand how important it is to win the head to head games with the teams near you in the standings. Especially when it's the only time they'll play in the regular season. I expect to see both highly motivated and I expect both to play hard and well.
Cincinnati has not played well offensively all season on the road. Largely because of their shooting. They will look to pressure and and get some points off turnovers. I think Dixon, Cash, and Kilpatrick will attack the lane tonight and put pressure on Notre Dames guards and bigs.
The keys for tonight are Pressure Defense, Limit turnovers, and use your physical gifts to attack the basket. This is going to be a battle for 40 minutes and I expect to see a game of ebb and flow. In the end I think the Bearcats will get their much needed big road win. Cincinnati rides it's defensive and offensive pressure to a 70-64 win tonight.
