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Sbee
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very big game tomorrow afternoon, if we're going to contend I'd call it a must win. if we want to not sweat selection sunday, a loss would make the next game @ Rutgers a must win. we absolutely must win one of the next two.
Nebraska is an interesting team, they surprised a lot of people by getting hot late and making the tournament. they have a good win @ FSU this year, but they're 3-3 in the big ten, their 3 wins were all at home against lower tier big ten teams. They also have some serious size in the backcourt, the majority of their scoring comes from Pettaway and Shields, two wings that are 6'6" and 6'7" respectively. I'd assume they are guarded by Dawson and Valentine but they will both give up a few inches and struggle to stay out of foul trouble. if they're out of the game, look for Bess or Forbes to check those guys which is a scary proposition.
I think we'll need an Iowa type energy level to win, we might not have to shoot that well but we'll need to match energy. We also need good offensive games out of Trice and Valentine, Dawson will be just fine with scoring in the low teens and double digit rebounds. Trice has been really off in the last two offensively, he's had some bad misses, something may be wrong with his release. he looked horrible on a few free throws on wednesday, hopefully we get a better effort from the big 3.
Nebraska is an interesting team, they surprised a lot of people by getting hot late and making the tournament. they have a good win @ FSU this year, but they're 3-3 in the big ten, their 3 wins were all at home against lower tier big ten teams. They also have some serious size in the backcourt, the majority of their scoring comes from Pettaway and Shields, two wings that are 6'6" and 6'7" respectively. I'd assume they are guarded by Dawson and Valentine but they will both give up a few inches and struggle to stay out of foul trouble. if they're out of the game, look for Bess or Forbes to check those guys which is a scary proposition.
I think we'll need an Iowa type energy level to win, we might not have to shoot that well but we'll need to match energy. We also need good offensive games out of Trice and Valentine, Dawson will be just fine with scoring in the low teens and double digit rebounds. Trice has been really off in the last two offensively, he's had some bad misses, something may be wrong with his release. he looked horrible on a few free throws on wednesday, hopefully we get a better effort from the big 3.
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