mstranahan
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I don't know anything about the Wofford team, so I checked online to see what I would find.
The mighty Terriers are 5-7. Notable losses to LSU (22), Colorado (15), Miami (17), TCU (9) & Kent State(7). Wins against Austin Peay & Coastal Carolina and three non-entities. They've played a tough schedule and won't be intimidated by a P5 opponent.
Eleven guys play double digit minutes, so I expect frequent substitutions and assume that means we will see full court or 3/4 court pressure (think Cleveland State & Mouse McFadden). Opponents have been scoring in the 70s most games.
More than 20 3 point attempts per game and shoot 43% from range. Every shooter is above 40% from three except Nathan Hoover (35%).
209 assists on 333 FGM, so expect ball movement and not a lot of one-on-one iso, Eric Garcia leads with 5.1 assists.
Only take 15 FT per game, which seems in line with a jump shooting team.
Top 3 guys all play about 27 - 30 mins per game
Fletcher Magee 6'4" soph guard. 16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg. 60% of his FGA are 3 pointers (43% from 3)
Ryan Sawvell 6' 8" 215 senior. 11.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 apg 30% of his FGA are from 3 (48% from 3)
Eric Garcia 6'0" senior PG. 10.8 ppg, 5.2 apg 4:1 Assist-to-TO 25% of FGA are from 3 (49% from 3)
Only one guy above 6'8": Matthew Pegram 6'11". Averages 14 min per game. 2.4 rpg (1 per 5.5 mins) averages 1 foul per 4 minutes of PT. Lammers and Q should be a huge focus for us. Would be good to see AD & Sly get some time also.
Seems like the game plan will be to limit open 3s, dominate the boards (on both ends), take care of the ball and pound the ball in to Ben. Would be great to see Okogie take on Magee defensively and use his length and strength to make it tough for him to score. Corey on Garcia could be fun to watch on D also. My guess is the story of the game will be their ability to force tempo and turnovers and hit threes versus our inside game and athletic wings.
Hoping we come out with a convincing win, but it seems like it will be a tougher test than I imagined when I saw it on the schedule
The mighty Terriers are 5-7. Notable losses to LSU (22), Colorado (15), Miami (17), TCU (9) & Kent State(7). Wins against Austin Peay & Coastal Carolina and three non-entities. They've played a tough schedule and won't be intimidated by a P5 opponent.
Eleven guys play double digit minutes, so I expect frequent substitutions and assume that means we will see full court or 3/4 court pressure (think Cleveland State & Mouse McFadden). Opponents have been scoring in the 70s most games.
More than 20 3 point attempts per game and shoot 43% from range. Every shooter is above 40% from three except Nathan Hoover (35%).
209 assists on 333 FGM, so expect ball movement and not a lot of one-on-one iso, Eric Garcia leads with 5.1 assists.
Only take 15 FT per game, which seems in line with a jump shooting team.
Top 3 guys all play about 27 - 30 mins per game
Fletcher Magee 6'4" soph guard. 16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg. 60% of his FGA are 3 pointers (43% from 3)
Ryan Sawvell 6' 8" 215 senior. 11.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 apg 30% of his FGA are from 3 (48% from 3)
Eric Garcia 6'0" senior PG. 10.8 ppg, 5.2 apg 4:1 Assist-to-TO 25% of FGA are from 3 (49% from 3)
Only one guy above 6'8": Matthew Pegram 6'11". Averages 14 min per game. 2.4 rpg (1 per 5.5 mins) averages 1 foul per 4 minutes of PT. Lammers and Q should be a huge focus for us. Would be good to see AD & Sly get some time also.
Seems like the game plan will be to limit open 3s, dominate the boards (on both ends), take care of the ball and pound the ball in to Ben. Would be great to see Okogie take on Magee defensively and use his length and strength to make it tough for him to score. Corey on Garcia could be fun to watch on D also. My guess is the story of the game will be their ability to force tempo and turnovers and hit threes versus our inside game and athletic wings.
Hoping we come out with a convincing win, but it seems like it will be a tougher test than I imagined when I saw it on the schedule
