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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby Bill Marsh » Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:03 pm

Rhody defends well and rebounds well. But they are terrible from the FT line and just as bad from the 3-point line. I don't see how a team can win typically close tournament games with those 2 flaws.
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Postby Jet915 » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:13 pm

Bill Marsh wrote:Rhidy defends well and rebounds well. But they are terrible from the FT line and just as bad from the 3-point line. I don't see how a team can win typically close tournament games with those 2 flaws.


It will be an interesting game. They defend the 3 well and rebound well. We shoot the 3 ball pretty well and are horrible at rebounding.
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby gtmoBlue » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:40 am

Good matchup and sorta funny as well. Jays recruited these 3 very hard...SG Jared Terrell and C Hassan Martin. SG EC Matthews, along with others out East, especially Martin.

Should be a good test for Creighton... *and a win. ;)
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby ChelseaFriar » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:57 am

I was at the PC @ URI game a number of years ago, the night that Cooley and Hurley almost went at it on the court. Hurley was literally getting down in a defensive stance on the court while URI was defending.

This is a really interesting game. URI played like crap for much of the year but they definitely have talent and they are athletic. Matthews, Martin, Terrell, Iverson and Garrett are all BE level athletes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcHlNsz1jo
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby ArmyVet » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:40 am

I saw RI play once or twice and if Creighton plays well the Jays will advance.
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby billyjack » Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:51 am

URI plays defense with continual hand-checking. Like on par with Pitino-Louisville. I think the way the refs have called the first 2 days of NCAA games favors Creighton. Also, the Jays' strength and muscle will allow them to play through it if the zebras aren't calling anything.

CU has 5 great scorers and ball-handlers on the floor at any given time. To me, everything points to a solid Creighton win. Just need to come out loose, confident and stay aggressive.

I mean, URI is a good team, but Hurley is scatterbrained half the time, wastes time working the refs, walking on the court, talking non-stop... I guess that stuff maybe works with 7th graders, but not vs a Big East team.

Anyway, I see that URI is the sexy pick, and I can't understand this. It's a simple reaction by people who couldn't name 2 players on either team to say "Creighton lost its PG. URI has won 8 straight. I'm picking URI"... doesn't work that way. Xavier proved that last night by rolling Maryland.

Probability wise, I think Creighton wins by 10+. URI fans at my office on Monday will complain about the refs calling too many fouls on the Rams and that the Big East team was given every break. Other things to look for... when URI realizes the game is slipping away, one of their players will fake an injury, delay the game, and be used by Rams fans as an excuse for their loss. Red Sox fans mentality pre-2004. I got my balls busted by them all day yesterday. Good luck Jays.
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby kayako » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:47 pm

Creighton off to another slow start.
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby kayako » Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:01 pm

Rhode Island is getting every single lose ball.
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby kayako » Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:26 pm

Down 7 at the half. It's one of those halves where you're shocked that they're not getting blown out.
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Re: NCAA: Creighton v Rhody - Fri 4:30pm 3/17/17

Postby LMS » Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:29 pm

kayako wrote:Down 7 at the half. It's one of those halves where you're shocked that they're not getting blown out.

Worst half of the season. Geesh.
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