Hey Fritz hows it going..

 

I know alot of the Big East because i follow Pitt alot and i have the privledges of watching alot of Big East games.  Uconn and Louisville are both GREAT basektball teams.  Louisville was Plaugued by injuries early.  BAsically their whole team was depleted and had a rough go early.  Since getting the whole team back, they are a force to be recconed with.  They were able to over come a 10+ pt decifit to seton hall at seton and won by 10 at seton.  thats a 20 pt swing in a matter of 5-6 mins.  Louisville can score at will..

 

And uconn,  They recently have been gettin hit my injuries but They are coached by one of the best college coaches of all time.  They have a deep bench with great players.  Recently, What ever the home team in the Big East  would win but this weekend it has proved that no one safe is in the Big East. 

 

Both these teams have size and can shoot the ball..

 

I have no clue what this line will be but i predicitng louisville at least a 2.5 dawg...  if u conn is a dawg at home i'll take louisville.  it all matters on the spread

Louisville is the better "whole" team, the longer they all stay healthy, the better they will be. If you are handicapping this game, you MUST throw out the Seton Hall game, that game was an anomoly. That is not the UL team that you will see tonight. Hazell (from Seton Hall) was stepping across half court and pulling and hitting everything, they scored 92 points against them while everyone else usually scores in the 60's.

 

UConn's depth will be tested with the suspensions, UL plays a totally different style of ball than IU. UL can go 11 deep (qaulity at that) and they will be up in UConns grill the whole, the whole time. UConn will get tired with the early turn around.

 

I predict a win by UL but not by much, just looking forward to watching a great game tonight!

This could be a letdown spot for Uconn. I've been a fan for years and I can't remember a game where they played with such a high level of defensive intensity. A.J. Price vomited from exhaustion in the locker room after the game. I think they will be a very tired team tonight.

 

Uconn was able to win the Indiana game by stopping Indiana's backcourt and preventing Indiana from getting second chance opportunities. It will be harder to do tonight against Louisville. Thabeet is a much improved player but Character owned him last year.

 

Against Indiana, Uconn struggled at times in their half court offense. I expect a similar low scoring game today and I think the best play is under 139.5.

This could be a letdown spot for Uconn. I've been a fan for years and I can't remember a game where they played with such a high level of defensive intensity. A.J. Price vomited from exhaustion in the locker room after the game. I think they will be a very tired team tonight.

 

Uconn was able to win the Indiana game by stopping Indiana's backcourt and preventing Indiana from getting second chance opportunities. It will be harder to do tonight against Louisville. Thabeet is a much improved player but Character owned him last year.

 

Against Indiana, Uconn struggled at times in their half court offense. I expect a similar low scoring game today and I think the best play is under 139.5.

 

 

Louisville is the better team but dont know who I like.....Might should just watch the game....UCONN has been strong at home....

ks, that is just wrong to have a girl that good looking in your av. Very wrong! :)

I'm gonna be on Uconn -2, they are playing great ball and have a ton of confidence.  They will bounce back from the awful year they had.  Was a big Uconn hater earlier in the season but after the game against the Hoosiers it is a solid play for the home team.

I started a new thread for this topic- sorry didnt see yours.

the game is not at Gampel, it is at the XL Center (Hartford Civic Center)

I'm a Louisville homer, but they are possibly the deepest team in the country.  They are getting about 40 points from there 4-5 positions (Padgett, Caracter, Palacios (starting to look good), and Clark).  Terrance Williams fills the stat sheet (unfortunately with turnovers as well), Jerry Smith is a lockdown defender and is getting hot from deep again.  I only wish Edgar Sosa would start playing better, but Andre Mcgee has been playing well of late.  Both are excellent shooters.  Preston Knowles has been playing well off the bench, as does Terrance Farley at times.  This team is deep and talented, and are finally getting some chemistry going.  UCONN is tough on the inside, but Louisville can hang, if not more.  Louisville's D should be the difference in this one.  Pitino has the luxury of playing multiple types of defense, and is lucky to have a team that complement each style.  UCONN may see a lot of zone tonight.  Don't overlook the situation here either.  UCONN is coming home after two emotional road victories.  Dyson and Wiggins are suspended, severely weakening their backcourt.  Louisville does not own any signature wins this year (beat UK when they were down), but this is their first real opportunity other than the loss to BYU which killed the chances of a UNC game.  I see them coming out and beating UCONN tonight just like they did 2x last year .  Same teams out there (minus Wiggins/Dyson) as last year.  Louisville is more talented, deeper, and has the situational edge.  Additionally, Pitino will severely outcoach Calhoun. 

Wow, a lot of support for the Cards. Wish I had the same optimism. Sure Seton Hall shot really well when they beat us, we played awful defense and on offense we were very careless during the 2nd half. That game was at full strength too. Sure the Cards are talented but also really stupid at times. I don't have a good feeling about this one. 

 

big river, I would also say that the win against Marquette was close to a signature win and the win vs West Virginia was much better than anyone cares to believe.

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