Seen a lot of spewing going on in the forum over who people are taking (based off emotion) but no empirical evidence or logic to support their case.
I like Duke to win this game, here's why.
I'm a West coast guy so I'm a fan of neither team, I'm just looking to make money.
I think Duke has the two best players on the floor in Oakafor & Winslow.
I think Coach K is the best coach in college and will make all necessary adjustments when he sees his team get away from the game plan or just exploit opportunities Wisc is allowing.
Duke played Wisc @ Wisc earlier this year and beat them up on their own court by 10, you can ignore that at your own risk.
Both teams have played Mich State, (so let's compare that) Duke manhandled them by 20 points (and it wasn't close), Wisc fought them down to the wire each time (they went to OT on a neutral court game), this gives us a picture of direct comparable competition if you want to throw out that head's up game earlier in the season, again advantage Duke.
Can Wisc win tonight? Yes, they can... They can get hot and hit all their key outside shots again, but do you think Coach K will sit idly by without making adjustments to what's happening in the game? Like I said not only is he the best coach but he has the best two players on the court tonight, and I honestly can't bet against those odds...
Seen a lot of spewing going on in the forum over who people are taking (based off emotion) but no empirical evidence or logic to support their case.
I like Duke to win this game, here's why.
I'm a West coast guy so I'm a fan of neither team, I'm just looking to make money.
I think Duke has the two best players on the floor in Oakafor & Winslow.
I think Coach K is the best coach in college and will make all necessary adjustments when he sees his team get away from the game plan or just exploit opportunities Wisc is allowing.
Duke played Wisc @ Wisc earlier this year and beat them up on their own court by 10, you can ignore that at your own risk.
Both teams have played Mich State, (so let's compare that) Duke manhandled them by 20 points (and it wasn't close), Wisc fought them down to the wire each time (they went to OT on a neutral court game), this gives us a picture of direct comparable competition if you want to throw out that head's up game earlier in the season, again advantage Duke.
Can Wisc win tonight? Yes, they can... They can get hot and hit all their key outside shots again, but do you think Coach K will sit idly by without making adjustments to what's happening in the game? Like I said not only is he the best coach but he has the best two players on the court tonight, and I honestly can't bet against those odds...
The final score of the first Wisco/MSU game (Not Big10 torny) was not indicative of how that game was played. Wisco was up 15 points, pretty much wire to wire and completely outplayed Sparty. Last 2 mins Wisco pulled their starters and a few late threes gave MSU a much more respectable final.
Everyone's knock on wisco is "can they get hot/keep hitting shots". Doesnt look like that stopped after the Zona game and what sucks for Duke is that Wisco has 7 or 8 legit threats from Three. They can make adjustments and try to do everything they can but someone else will just step up and knock down a three. The system is too good, its the same reason the Spurs have been so successful in the NBA. BOL Sir
The final score of the first Wisco/MSU game (Not Big10 torny) was not indicative of how that game was played. Wisco was up 15 points, pretty much wire to wire and completely outplayed Sparty. Last 2 mins Wisco pulled their starters and a few late threes gave MSU a much more respectable final.
Everyone's knock on wisco is "can they get hot/keep hitting shots". Doesnt look like that stopped after the Zona game and what sucks for Duke is that Wisco has 7 or 8 legit threats from Three. They can make adjustments and try to do everything they can but someone else will just step up and knock down a three. The system is too good, its the same reason the Spurs have been so successful in the NBA. BOL Sir
The final score of the first Wisco/MSU game (Not Big10 torny) was not indicative of how that game was played. Wisco was up 15 points, pretty much wire to wire and completely outplayed Sparty. Last 2 mins Wisco pulled their starters and a few late threes gave MSU a much more respectable final.
Everyone's knock on wisco is "can they get hot/keep hitting shots". Doesnt look like that stopped after the Zona game and what sucks for Duke is that Wisco has 7 or 8 legit threats from Three. They can make adjustments and try to do everything they can but someone else will just step up and knock down a three. The system is too good, its the same reason the Spurs have been so successful in the NBA. BOL Sir
The first Wisc/Mich St game was played at Wisc, and you jump to their defense on that one, but provide no explanation of the (N) court game in the Big 10 championship which went to OT and it was Wisc down in that one coming back late.
I don't view Wisc as a system team, I view them as a Jr, Sr laden experienced team that to date has had key players (Kaminsky, Dekker & Hayes) hit the big shots when needed. You have to use more than selective arguments and generalities to back your position.
Fact - In their last 3 games Wisc has only had 6 or fewer players even take a 3 pointer, mainly it's the same 3 guys I mentioned above, so not sure how that translates to 7-8 legit 3pt shooters?
Fact - Kaminsky, Dekker & Hayes are their scoring, rarely does another player score in double digits outside of these 3.
It's not really a system, it's those 3 guys doing all their scoring.
The final score of the first Wisco/MSU game (Not Big10 torny) was not indicative of how that game was played. Wisco was up 15 points, pretty much wire to wire and completely outplayed Sparty. Last 2 mins Wisco pulled their starters and a few late threes gave MSU a much more respectable final.
Everyone's knock on wisco is "can they get hot/keep hitting shots". Doesnt look like that stopped after the Zona game and what sucks for Duke is that Wisco has 7 or 8 legit threats from Three. They can make adjustments and try to do everything they can but someone else will just step up and knock down a three. The system is too good, its the same reason the Spurs have been so successful in the NBA. BOL Sir
The first Wisc/Mich St game was played at Wisc, and you jump to their defense on that one, but provide no explanation of the (N) court game in the Big 10 championship which went to OT and it was Wisc down in that one coming back late.
I don't view Wisc as a system team, I view them as a Jr, Sr laden experienced team that to date has had key players (Kaminsky, Dekker & Hayes) hit the big shots when needed. You have to use more than selective arguments and generalities to back your position.
Fact - In their last 3 games Wisc has only had 6 or fewer players even take a 3 pointer, mainly it's the same 3 guys I mentioned above, so not sure how that translates to 7-8 legit 3pt shooters?
Fact - Kaminsky, Dekker & Hayes are their scoring, rarely does another player score in double digits outside of these 3.
It's not really a system, it's those 3 guys doing all their scoring.
Gasser, Koenig, Dukan, all shoot the three very well and have scored DD multiple times this season (specifically Dukan and Koenig, Gasser more of a well-rounded role-player). I'm not even including Jackson who's been injured most of the season. Here is Bronson Koenig's game log- He scored DD in more games than he didn't
Gasser, Koenig, Dukan, all shoot the three very well and have scored DD multiple times this season (specifically Dukan and Koenig, Gasser more of a well-rounded role-player). I'm not even including Jackson who's been injured most of the season. Here is Bronson Koenig's game log- He scored DD in more games than he didn't
Gasser, Koenig, Dukan, all shoot the three very well and have scored DD multiple times this season (specifically Dukan and Koenig, Gasser more of a well-rounded role-player). I'm not even including Jackson who's been injured most of the season. Here is Bronson Koenig's game log- He scored DD in more games than he didn't
Although to be a legit 3pt shooter
they need to put up more than a couple 3s a game and hit at better than
30% otherwise, I'd say they're just an average college spot shooter.
So they have a 4th guy who can score double digits on occasion, but I stand by my earlier assessment that they're primarily a 3 man scoring offense especially in the big games, those role players tend to defer to the other 3 guys unless they have to put one up...
Gasser, Koenig, Dukan, all shoot the three very well and have scored DD multiple times this season (specifically Dukan and Koenig, Gasser more of a well-rounded role-player). I'm not even including Jackson who's been injured most of the season. Here is Bronson Koenig's game log- He scored DD in more games than he didn't
Although to be a legit 3pt shooter
they need to put up more than a couple 3s a game and hit at better than
30% otherwise, I'd say they're just an average college spot shooter.
So they have a 4th guy who can score double digits on occasion, but I stand by my earlier assessment that they're primarily a 3 man scoring offense especially in the big games, those role players tend to defer to the other 3 guys unless they have to put one up...
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