No way to play everyone 40 minutes at the pace they play. We can try to control pace some but they are hard to slow down. Really tough matchup all around for us.
Does Connor play? Going to be hard to match their size with our usual line up. Umude or Wade guarding Holmgren doesn’t seem likely to be very effective.
Do we try get some more scoring on the floor by playing Jaxson?
We have one common opponent: Alabama. Both lost to the Ocean Scum. When they played Bama, Bama scored 51 in the first half and held on to win. Shot 43% from the field, 38% from deep and stayed with them on the boards. Turnovers were even too. They “held” Timme to 10 of 19 shooting.
Remember that their PG Nembhard transferred from Florida, so we’ve seen him before.
The Zags only go 7-8 deep too, and their 8th man only got 3 minutes last night.
And, it’s better to play them in SF than in Washington. And, it’s better playing them with four days rest rather than 1. What’s amazing is we had a few guys who almost played 40 minutes against both Vermont and NMS with only 1 day rest. In fact, because of fouls, JD may have been the most rested. I don’t think the Zags can out-fit us, I worry about the out-shooting us.
As good as Timme is he couldn’t play for Muss, Pearl, Calapari, or Barnes he can’t run worth a flip. I wonder how long he will last in NBA, even the announcers last night were commenting on it. He is a great player but acts like he is completely out of shape!