It’s always a little bittersweet when we get to Final Four weekend.
The mayhem is over with.
The nonstop games are over with.
Two games, one night.
We’ve had all week to look at the games and attempt to figure out matchups and what not.
Also low key hate that games are in domes.
Want the juices flowing?
Arguably the most iconic shot in the history of the NCAA Tournament happened in this stadium.
One of the craziest endings I can remember.
Raft and Nantz nailed that call too.
But the real hero?
The confetti cannon guy.
Remember they went to replay to double-check Jenkins got the shot off.
If he was somehow late there was about to be a 15 minute delay.
Dude nailed the confetti cannon.
Schedule
Storylines/Game Previews
1.Ugly, hideous basketball vs modern
We’re gonna start with SDSU vs FAU.
They want to beat you up.
They want to slow the game down.
They don’t care if they win by 1 or 20.
They are comfortable in hideous situations.
They controlled tempo against Creighton and Alabama.
They have to do it again because of FAU.
The Owls fire off the modern 4-out offense.
They put Goldin in the middle and use a ton of depth at the wing/guard spot.
On the other side of the ball, SDSU lives to get midrange shots.
It’s weird, but they do excel at it.
They’ll have their looks if FAU continues to run drop coverage.
But now comes the question.
Can SDSU hit those?
When they miss, they MISS, I’m talking bricks.
You have to adapt to shooting in a dome which no one is really used to.
Just two completely different styles in this game.
Guard play
Miami vs UConn is obviously the ‘better’ game hence the 2nd tip time.
There’s no question that Miami has the most explosive offense.
They have 5 guys who can go score double digits and they attack in different ways.
Against Houston it was Pack hitting seven threes.
Against Texas, they didn’t hit a three in the second half.
They went 5-out and let Jordan Miller take advantage of the mismatch.
There’s also a fear that it might spread to some of the other players.
That’s worth watching.
Hawkins is an elite shooter and a guy who really turns it on in the second half.
They won’t put their worst defender on Andre Jackson and make a run at have him play safety.
Jackson is too good of a playmaker for that now.
Plus Sanogo is an elite passer out of the double while playing with his back to the basket.
They torched Gonzaga doing that.
I am curious what Hurley does with his lineup and how quick he subs.
UConn for sure has a ‘better’ defensive 5 but that takes away from the offense.
Do you want to do that against an offense like Miami?
On the flip side, Miami really has to be disciplined defensively.
They don’t have the size to battle UConn.
They are making shots and a top-2 offensive rebounding team.
Good luck with that.
