Villanova/Kansas open thread

Please?  Can't believe Nova just shot first FT.  Insane

I hope

4-24 from deep.  Can't expect only 4 three's, but they are human.  Michigan will need to play their A game to win, very possible.

So who guards Paschall? Because that appears to be the biggest mismatch for them. I don’t think Duncan can handle him. Livers/Matthews?

Is going to win but if they beat us their banner will go the way of 2013 Louisville.

You know how Michigan was a better version of Loyola playing the same style? Well Villanova is the final boss version of this style of play. We won’t have any mismatches, their center is more comfortable on the perimeter than Wagner is. Only way to win is to hit the shots

That sucks for me personally because a Kansas win guaranteed me to win my bracket pool. They were on fire tonight so may be they will cool off in the title game and have trouble finding the range like they have tonight. Let's hope they come in overconfident and willing to settle for contested 3s while we play them tough on D and find our range on the 3s.

I am thinking we should try to play better defense then Kansas is against Nova. That may help.

NOVA made threes since Jan 20

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Holy Shit.

Is Nova intentionally not attempting threes to up their difficulty?

Well I had Michigan over Nova in my bracket at work

Well . . . at least people won't keep saying that Villanova - Kansas was the de-facto National Championship game.

 

And Kansas could hav easily gotten back into this if they us any sort of discipline at all. They gotnit down to 14 and started jacking threes and giving up wide open shots again. How they are a 1 seed is beyond me

Mean Kansas defense really didn’t even try today. They’re just leaving people wide open

Nova -6 1/2  (-280 ML)

You're gonna lose.

This will be more difficult than Louisville I think.

The pressure will be on Villanova, we do better from the underdog role.

Monday night, here we come!

Here's the brightside. Kansas somehow put up 70 points on these guys. Michigan should be able to too and the defense Michigan plays on the perimeter will be better. 

I honestly like the Nova matchup. Take away their three point game while locking down Brunson and their center, in the bag. Basically another Purdue but a little more talented. They aren't more athletic really though. Michigan can guard them off of the dribble. I'm glad Kansas just got smoked. I was worried about their athleticism and basketball talents. Nova is a more winnable game if the Michigan offense comes to light it up. Michigan can put Nova away if they jump up on them early. Book it!!! Go Blue!!!

Going to be interesting to see what happens when Michigan defense goes up against THIS Villanova team.  I kinda feel like Kansas didn't challenge them the same way Michigan will.

Bring it Monday Boys!!!

No Jay...Kansas did not do a good job getting out to your shooters

Confident this won't happen Monday.  We need to contest the deep ball obviously, but just maybe Nova feels some pressure just like Michigan seemed to feel in the first half today.

best if you play defense.  That's it.

In Beilein I Trust