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For some unknown reason, the Wildcats continue to get no respect and I’ll take advantage of that again here. If you’re not a believer in this team yet, consider this: Davidson has won 25 straight games. They have arguably the most dangerous offensive player in the game in the form of one Stephon Curry. The two defenses they just faced were Georgetown and Wisconsin. One led the nation in defensive field goal percentage and the other led the nation in defensive points per game. The end result: Wildcats win both games and average 73.5 points per game in doing so. Curry is such a dangerous scorer and he’s also proving to be clutch. He’s come up with big scoring spurts in the second halves of tournament games and this has proven to be a key for the Wildcats.
Davidson coach Bob McKillop was quoted after the win over Wisconsin when he was speaking about his confidence level in this team. Basically he spoke to the fact that he’s never coached a team where he’s had so much confidence in their abilities. The Wildcats are simply rolling right now and they have so much more than just Curry. Jason Richards is a fantastic point guard and he and Curry both have decent size at 6’2 so that they won’t be overwhelmed by matching up with Kansas. In fact, it’s Kansas that might want to worry about matching up with Davidson! The ability of this Wildcats offense to generate open looks has been amazing and Curry’s quick release is a big help in that regard. He’s definitely a “catch and shoot” player who can quickly create offense.
In the paint, although Boris Meno and Thomas Sander are slightly undersized in comparison with Kansas, they can each create offense in the paint. At 6’8 they are shorter than the Jayhawks Sasha Kaun and at 220 pounds they are lighter than the Jayhawks Darnell Jackson. However, the Wildcats have been playing up the “small versus big” analogy to perfection throughout this tournament. Having already knocked off “big boys” Georgetown and Wisconsin, the Wildcats can certainly remain competitive with Kansas. Keep in mind I´m not asking them to win this game as they are getting nearly double digits in points here. However, I believe (just as the Wildcats do) that this is indeed a winnable game for Davidson. Once again the Wildcats will play up the “underdog card” and all the pressure is firmly on this region’s #1 seed, Kansas. The Jayhawks are the ones that must prove themselves today and that’s a lot of pressure against a very dangerous dog. Also note that Curry gives the Wildcats excellent backdoor cover potential if it’s needed here. However, I don’t expect that to be needed as the Wildcats should be in range of an outright upset all the way in this one. Three seniors, two juniors, and some fantastic young talent (I´m not just talking about sophomore Curry!) has this Wildcats team poised for a legitimate shot at the Final Four. They will not go away quietly here…if they even go away at all
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