This is really awesome. I don't care about in-conference rivalries (of which we still have none with USC to speak of). This is a little SEC redemption time right now. Now it's us and soon after FL has to show up.
Me too. I love his tough love approach and I think he's a big ole teddy bear under that gruff exterior. And he's certainly an intimidating presence on the sidelines.
I think we can. We just really need to stay locked in all game, and I think they will. Honestly, I feel like the outcome of this game is more about what we can do rather than what UCLA does. Fox handled Ball very well even in the earlier loss. We're so much tougher and more well-rounded now.
Yeah, but we're not the only ones either. It's just the nature of the tournament. Look at the squeakers last night. There was only one blowout- Kansas. But I'm with you- my heart could use a little less stress at the end of these games!
All fair points. However-
1. We were awful defensively the first game. It was a shootout. No matter how good the shooters are, when they're getting smothered and double-teamed like we've been doing lately, we're going to be making them take hard shots all night long. And, we have several of our...
Yes I'm a big ole homer- full disclosure. But I do try to listen to facts and watch the stats and I watch a lot of ball. Here's the strengths I think we have that get us the W:
1. UCLA needs us to play scared, and we won't. This team plays fearless, almost always.
2. We've become reliable...
But at the same time, they put themselves in a position to lose with poor shot selection. It's been happening the whole tournament in close games.
ETA that was in response to BKO's last post, the quote did not take, sorry! Re WV/Zags