Other Games - 12.27.2014

[RenoZag]

Georgetown vs. Indiana 9 AM ESPN2
Kentucky @ L'ville 11:00 AM ESPN2
UAB @ UNC 1:00 PM ESPN2
Santa Clara @ St. Mary's 1:00 PM ROOT SPORTS / WTV
San Francisco @ Pacific 3:00 PM ROOT SPORTS

[RenoZag]

IU 23
Geotown 22

7:06 in the first half

Seth Greenberg and Jim Calhoun are working the telecast. . .pretty good banter

[DZ]

The consensus is that Kentucky will not go unbeaten but this is not the day.

BTW: at 9:57 am PST, ESPN 2 just said they will preview the Zag- BYU game in the next few minutes.

[DZ]

From the Preview at 10:00 am.

They did Few Mic'd up, practice, working on defense, dictating where the Defense wants the player to go.

Then to the analysis:

Mark Few universally liked among coaches, "good guy" and this is real contender.
It's a contender b/c it has no holes, but especially because they now have Sabonis that brings a "nasty" factor underneath that may have been missing.
Few has each player buying in b/c he is a "players' coach."
What is a players' coach? It is a coach that will adjust his style to the teams strengths and not try to mold the team to a set style. Few will ask players what they see, what they think will work.
BYU - not the team they want to present in the opening. Injuries.
BYU must score, but can they overcome injuries.....


I realize that none of that is genius insight or anything we didn't know. Just provided it b/c most wouldn't have TV on at exactly the right time.

[RenoZag]

Georgetown 91
Indiana 87 ( OT)

Very entertaining closely contested ball game. Great way to start the day.

UK 15
Lville 13 under 5 min to play

[willandi]

L ville keeping it close. UK is long, lean and doesn't mind a super physical game. As long as they aren't called for over the back, pushing off with the leading arm, carrying the dribble etc., they probably will go undefeated. If the game was called according to the rules, not so much.

[TheZagPhish]

Nice to see Kentucky with its hands full. Louisville has to make those shots and keep driving in for fouls.

[Zagnailler]

The Kentucky Louisville game reminds me of our game with Arizona. Will the wildcats have the will to hold on in a ferocious road environment? I hope not go 'ville.

[RenoZag]

The Kentucky Louisville game reminds me of our game with Arizona. Will the wildcats have the will to hold on in a ferocious road environment? I hope not go 'ville.

1st to 50 wins ?

[Zagnailler]

1st to 50 wins ?

Will anyone get there?

[23dpg]

1st to 50 wins ?

So you're saying it's going to overtime.

[Zagnailler]

Does Louisville have a McConnell to will the team forward? It's tough for Harrell 'cause he doesn't handle the ball.

[Zagnailler]

1st to 50 wins ?

Looks like Kentucky with that dagger from 3. The Cards need at least 4 stops. Tough.

[DZ]

Kentucky will only lose if they completely phone in a game or there are intra-squad squabbles that start tearing them apart.

[zagfan94]

Kentucky will only lose if they completely phone in a game or there are intra-squad squabbles that start tearing them apart.

I could see them taking a middle of the pack SEC team, hopefully Georgia, for granted like the Buffalo and Colgate games. They'll probably be better for it come tournament time.