North Carolina game discussion!
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UNC takes alot of their shots from the paint.
Guards as well as bigs.
I see foul trouble so Matz could probably get 2-5 minutes.
Adel or VJ at the 4.
A road win at UNC would move louisville up to a FF contender.
Cant wait for Wednesday!
Guards as well as bigs.
I see foul trouble so Matz could probably get 2-5 minutes.
Adel or VJ at the 4.
A road win at UNC would move louisville up to a FF contender.
Cant wait for Wednesday!
The defensive pressure will have to be a great deal stronger than it was today. We can't outscore UNC especially in Chapel Hill. We MUST beat them with solid defense if we're going to win the game.
I predict we'll see a really mucked up type of game Wednesday night. We're going to get back to playing defense.
I predict we'll see a really mucked up type of game Wednesday night. We're going to get back to playing defense.
Of course im wrong.
UNC has a 10 point lead largely on 5 threes.
What do i know.............
Still a long way to go.
UNC has a 10 point lead largely on 5 threes.
What do i know.............
Still a long way to go.
Good luck Wednesday night. Should be a great game, I've been really nervous about playing you guys. I'm so glad it's in Chapel Hill.
Cards will need to disrupt game flow they don't figure to be able to win the game by going up and down the court on the road against UNC and playing their style of game.
Just root for our coach to not use his bench. If he sticks with this tight rotation unc will win by 15
It's amazing how many people on here are smarter than one of the greatest basketball coaches in the history of the game. Keep your phone close by though...NC State is looking for a coach and could surely use someone with all your couch coaching experience.
Difference in this game will be playing against length and at their venue. They made Virg (0-100 3 pt) look horrible. I think we match up decently against them. I just wish this game was at YUM
Our zone has given them problems in the past. But I've thought all year long that UNC has the deepest team in the ACC and when they are hot from the outside, can be almost unbeatable. But if we can give them fits finding open 3s, we are tall enough to make it tough for them inside.
Should be an entertaining game. I can't pick UL though on UNC's home court.
Should be an entertaining game. I can't pick UL though on UNC's home court.
I'm so nervous already....can't hardly even think about it or read others thoughts on it. All I will say is what I always say about my CARDS................I believe!!!!!
Louisville can win if they avoid two things.
1. Foul Trouble
2. Bad shooting
Mitchell or Snider picking up two fouls early. Can't happen.
6 for 29 on 3's. A killer.
If the Cards shoot like they have lately and the fouls are spread out, they could win this game or at least be right there at the end. FT shooting will also be important. Cards need one of those 18-22 FT results.
Cards should rebound well with them but only if the their big men are not in foul trouble. Anas was totally taken out of the FSU game with two quick fouls. He ended up fouling out in 6 minutes of PT. That can't happen against UNC unless Ray turns it on and has one of his best games. Don't really see that so Mangok and JJ cannot also get into early foul trouble. How the game is officiated can make the difference.
The Cards have lost their two other ranked ACC games on the road. Both had similar endings where the Cards were tied or could take the lead only to see both home teams make the big plays while the Cards miscued. Getting the breaks and the calls on the road at crunch time is almost impossible, but a road team who plays well all game may have just enough to win. Put the pressure on UNC not to lose at home. That takes smart, effective and hard playing for as close to 40 minutes as you can get.
Louisville can't win a game in the 60's. Cards need to win with offense. Many opponents of UNC has scored 80+ points. Their defense is not their thing. Cards have to make 3's and more importantly, their layups and put backs. A bad shooting night and the Cards lose by double digits.
Odds are against us so we'll see if this is really a special team. the 2013 champions proved over and over that they were special.
1. Foul Trouble
2. Bad shooting
Mitchell or Snider picking up two fouls early. Can't happen.
6 for 29 on 3's. A killer.
If the Cards shoot like they have lately and the fouls are spread out, they could win this game or at least be right there at the end. FT shooting will also be important. Cards need one of those 18-22 FT results.
Cards should rebound well with them but only if the their big men are not in foul trouble. Anas was totally taken out of the FSU game with two quick fouls. He ended up fouling out in 6 minutes of PT. That can't happen against UNC unless Ray turns it on and has one of his best games. Don't really see that so Mangok and JJ cannot also get into early foul trouble. How the game is officiated can make the difference.
The Cards have lost their two other ranked ACC games on the road. Both had similar endings where the Cards were tied or could take the lead only to see both home teams make the big plays while the Cards miscued. Getting the breaks and the calls on the road at crunch time is almost impossible, but a road team who plays well all game may have just enough to win. Put the pressure on UNC not to lose at home. That takes smart, effective and hard playing for as close to 40 minutes as you can get.
Louisville can't win a game in the 60's. Cards need to win with offense. Many opponents of UNC has scored 80+ points. Their defense is not their thing. Cards have to make 3's and more importantly, their layups and put backs. A bad shooting night and the Cards lose by double digits.
Odds are against us so we'll see if this is really a special team. the 2013 champions proved over and over that they were special.
I believe Anas will be the key to this game. I believe he will have a monster game.
We have a championship team and it is time for our guys to put the good games together. There is no better game to display our depth and power than Wednesday.
Hopefully Pitino is friendly with the clock and plays a big rotation.
I look forward to our guys being dialed in and ready for this.....
We have a championship team and it is time for our guys to put the good games together. There is no better game to display our depth and power than Wednesday.
Hopefully Pitino is friendly with the clock and plays a big rotation.
I look forward to our guys being dialed in and ready for this.....
I really hope B is right and Anas has a monster game. Meeks can be overpowering though so it's going to be crucial he doesn't get saddled with 2 quick fouls. This game sets up better for Johnson and Mangok to have big games. They can bang inside better than Anas and Ray can IMO.
I still think defensive pressure is the key. We won't need steals each time down the floor, but we will need to be disruptive. This is a game where deflections will be a key stat. Control the glass. Don't settle for 3 point shots, be disruptive on D. Muck things up and the Cards win in Chapel Hill.
I still think defensive pressure is the key. We won't need steals each time down the floor, but we will need to be disruptive. This is a game where deflections will be a key stat. Control the glass. Don't settle for 3 point shots, be disruptive on D. Muck things up and the Cards win in Chapel Hill.
It's not so much that the Tarheels inside game is so dominant. It is the ability of their bigs like Justin Johnson and Hicks to step out and hit the perimeter shots and to keep them honest, it opens up the middle for guys like Meeks and Bradley. I think the difference with this Carolina team is their ballhandling and they are prone to turnovers. Berry can be hot or cold. I'm hoping he's cold.
It has been over a month, Jan. 14 against Duke, since UofL has beat a ranked team. IT IS TIME to prove that UofL is a team to fear come March.The time has come!!
Finally!
indiana beat UNC, we better beat them if we have a desire to cut nets down in april
I put the Cards' chances of winning at UNC at 35%. The Tarheels don't lose often at home. Unless UofL simply plays like crap and gets wiped off the floor, I'm not going to be hugely upset over a loss. The Cards, to me, are already a Final Four caliber team. Beating UNC isn't going to further prove that. Nor will losing lessen it.
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UNC is undefeated at home at 14-0; I believe we're 7-3 on the road with another loss at a neutral site.
For the most part UNC would give Kentucky, Duke and UCLA a run for their money in the category of Blue Blood who is defensively indifferent against the Pick-And-Roll; but they stifled UVA. How much of that is UVA and how much of that is UNC is anybody's guess. There is no question that as a point guard running the screen and roll Quentin Snyder is outstanding; there is also little question that when Mitchell comes off the dribble with a ball screen with his elevation he seems to thrive in that situation as well. If they can get Kennedy Meeks as the player involved in that action? Well, let's just say I kind of like Louisville in that situation.
We have to attack their strength, and that's on the glass. We're coinnoitered for it, so the type of productivity we've gotten from Jaylen Johnson in the last two weeks probably means we're leaving Chapel Hill with a win if we get the same from him tomorrow. I like Louisville for a number of reasons, not the least of which is we have more lineup flexibility in our frontcourt. Carolina is a really bad matchup for Anas because he's a poor defensive rebounder, especially against the wide body of Meeks; he also tends to play better against zones, like Syracuse. I think we are a little better in communicating in our matchup when it's Mangok quarterbacking it and UNC has been slowed a little bit against zones this season. We simply can't endure the foul trouble we sustained in Tallahassee, especially from Mitchell. I am bullish on us in Chapel Hill, and a big part of that is how well some of our strengths align with areas where UNC isn't quite the UNC you've grown accustomed to seeing. They don't challenge the rim to the extent you are used to seeing, and I think our experience the last 32 minutes of the Kentucky game minimizing their transition game will serve us well at taking away or minimizing a North Carolina strength.
For the most part UNC would give Kentucky, Duke and UCLA a run for their money in the category of Blue Blood who is defensively indifferent against the Pick-And-Roll; but they stifled UVA. How much of that is UVA and how much of that is UNC is anybody's guess. There is no question that as a point guard running the screen and roll Quentin Snyder is outstanding; there is also little question that when Mitchell comes off the dribble with a ball screen with his elevation he seems to thrive in that situation as well. If they can get Kennedy Meeks as the player involved in that action? Well, let's just say I kind of like Louisville in that situation.
We have to attack their strength, and that's on the glass. We're coinnoitered for it, so the type of productivity we've gotten from Jaylen Johnson in the last two weeks probably means we're leaving Chapel Hill with a win if we get the same from him tomorrow. I like Louisville for a number of reasons, not the least of which is we have more lineup flexibility in our frontcourt. Carolina is a really bad matchup for Anas because he's a poor defensive rebounder, especially against the wide body of Meeks; he also tends to play better against zones, like Syracuse. I think we are a little better in communicating in our matchup when it's Mangok quarterbacking it and UNC has been slowed a little bit against zones this season. We simply can't endure the foul trouble we sustained in Tallahassee, especially from Mitchell. I am bullish on us in Chapel Hill, and a big part of that is how well some of our strengths align with areas where UNC isn't quite the UNC you've grown accustomed to seeing. They don't challenge the rim to the extent you are used to seeing, and I think our experience the last 32 minutes of the Kentucky game minimizing their transition game will serve us well at taking away or minimizing a North Carolina strength.
