CycloneErik
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Well, we might as well go ahead and win this one, too.
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Might as well just win the whole darn thing.Well, we might as well go ahead and win this one, too.
What has Cincy’s turnover rate been this year? As we saw with Houston in the first half, there’s no way to prepare in practice for our ball pressure. I expect the first 10 min of the game to be an adjustment period for them; hitting our shots and building a lead early will be important
Looks like a game to sync radio with TVJess Settles is… interesting.
Settles seems really random. I thought he worked for BTN. I wonder why we didn’t get the regular BXII “B team” with Spatola or McClureLooks like a game to sync radio with TV
Lol he's going to play and hit 6 threes tonightOne interesting thing to keep the eye on. CJ Fredrick (yes, THAT CJ Fredrick) transferred from Iowa to Kentucky and then to Cincy this year. He was a starter and their top (really only) 3pt threat, shooting 44% in the non-conference.
but he hasn't played since before Christmas with a hamstring injury. He was medically cleared to play against Houston on Saturday, but played just 2 minutes. If he is ready to play a bigger role today, we definitely need to close out on him.
He must have several doctoral degrees by now.Has Jess moved out of the dorms yet?
I agree with you on pressure and creating offense through turnovers.Lots of good stuff here. Turnovers definitely stand out as an area we need to capitalize on - Cincy is middle of the pack nationally in forcing turnovers and taking care of the ball. We need to capitalize on that.
Offensively, they struggle (as much as us) with FT shooting, but don't get to the line very much. They also aren't a great 3pt shooting team, nor do they take many. I think this is a game where we lean on our defensive strengths and defend the paint - nothing at the rim - and see if they can make multiple skip passes and then make the 3.
Their biggest strength is offensive rebounding. They start 7', 6'11, 6'6" and 6'6", at least recently, so they are long and really hit the offensive boards well. Need Milan's continued improvement in this area, plus the guards really need to crash down.
Personnel-wise, Cincy has three sizes of players.
They have 2 6'0" PGs, that don't really play at the same time, both on the all-name team. The starter is DayDay Thomas and then freshman Jizzle James comes off the bench for ~13 minutes a game. Neither stand out statistically other than useful PGs.
Then they have 4 ~6'6" "wings", with John Newman and Simas Lukosius as the starters. Newman is their best defender and wing rebounder and makes 36% from 3, but only about 1 make per game. He's a 6th year senior who played 3 years at Clemson before playing 3 at UC. Lukosius is their biggest volume shooter, but is <30% in the conference season. he shot 38% from deep at Butler last year. Then off the bench they have Dan Skillings who is their leading scorer at ~13ppg and plays starter minutes. And then there's another 6'7" bench player Josh Reed who doesn't score much but averages 10+ minutes per game.
Their bigs, both of whom usually start, are Aziz Bandaogo, a true 7' post and their leading rebounder - he averaged a double-double at Utah Valley last year after starting at Akron. And Viktor Lahkin, a 6'11" post who can shoot a bit, but has struggled in conference season. They have one other big body 6'9" post who comes off the bench and plays ~10mpg, Jamelle Reynolds, who has played at UCF and Temple, averaging 10+ with Temple last year.
Then, as I mentioned up thread, the wild card is CJ Fredrick, who has been out since December, but is healthy again and provides their only true 3pt threat.
I'm really not surprised at that. I take every road W as a bonus.With TTU’s win last night, unranked BXII teams are something like 11-3 at home against top 10 teams
by halftime.Lol he's going to play and hit 6 threes tonight