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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Just the 5th time in the KenPom era it will end with the top two teams in the country. The previous four times were UNC/Illinois (2005), KU/Memphis (2008), Villanova/UNC (2016), and Gonzaga/Baylor (2021).
I have a feeling UConn is gonna crush Purdue (they have an advantage everywhere than with Edey), but three of those games were some of the best final games we've seen.
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Purdue can hang, they just invariably spend 10 minutes spread out throughout the game of doing intergalactically stupid shit. if they'd just play a clean smart game, they'd look every bit as good as as UConn.
Clingan is the better player, but Edy plays more minutes, in fact, I think until they started fouling, Edy played all the minutes in the Alabama game. I think Clingan will work Edy with his mobility, but it will be interesting to see what life is like when Clingan comes out.
It will also be interesting to see if they can Big 10 ball UConn. Huskies were flat moving, getting OREB and 50/50 balls. If Purdue can muck it up and slow things down (and keep from doing stupid shit) they may have a shot. Of course, they may have a shot too if UConn goes cold from 3.
They'll never do it, but I wouldn't mind seeing UConn throwing some junk pressure at Purdue. 10 possessions a half just get them with a 3/4 court trap or a zone press or something. Purdue looked REALLY out of sorts when they couldn't walk it up at a snails pace like the Big 10 teams do.
Have I mentioned I hate watching Big 10 ball?