glandon1960
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Scary game coming up (but preferred over a trip to Athens) - if Belmont gets open looks they can shoot it ... they will shoot likely 30+ 3's anyway so the matchup zone won't see a lot of time in this one. Best way to defend them is tight man to man on the perimeter (don;t leave your man to help as everyone they have can shoot threes) and leave Lammers to handle anything that gets by them. They do have good post player, but Lammers has size advantage and has good chance to limit him with no help. This will be first team in a while where we likely have athletic advantage (size/quickness) at most spots.Maybe it's just me over analyzing things but we seem, or at least to me it seems, we give up a lot of open looks from 3. Get out on there shooters and leave Ben in the paint. He drifted out of the lane a few times Tuesday trying to pick up an open shooter in the corner. Luckily IU couldn't hit.
Most similar team we played this year was Wofford (back in December)- we did guard the three and they kept shooting them anyway ... a couple of their guys got hot in streaks and kept it really close. From what I remember from being at that one is we just outscored them (which we can't do very often) - we shot over 50 percent.
I like our chances, but this is not going to be an easy game ... need to get to 65 at least on offense. I expect Belmont will pack the lane and make us beat them in transition (they won't send many to offenseive glass) or from outside.