looking at Key match ups and How Cincinnati will defend Freemantle and Nunge? Have to think Davenport and Lahkin will get that assignment.
personally I don't like JD vs Freemantle but I just don't see another alternative unless Cincinnati mixes in some zone concepts with their man to man.
Or a possibility of doubling down of Freemantle because he does have a tendency to turn it over (3.2/gm).
The Arizona game provided a preview of a Traditional 2 man post play and that didn't go well for Cincinnati allowing Tubelis 30pts and Ballo 21pts.
Another key stat in this match up is playing minutes for Viktor Lahkin (averages 19/min) vs Nunge 28 min. Who gets to defend Nunge for 9 minutes? Stand up Ody Oguama! your needed to play your best game of the season. Maybe a good time for Old Dominion Tranfer Kalu Ezikpe to step up?
Davenport (26/min) on the other hand will have his hands full with Freemantle (27/min), The key stat here is Davenport only averages (3.8/reb) a game. Coach Miller spoke in his press conference that Cincinnati has to play Physical and get on the back boards. Unfortunately that doesn't play into Davenports strengths but this is The Crosstown Shootout.
On paper the guard play on both teams are similar when scoring but Xavier's trio of Boum, Jones and Kunkel shoot just under 50% from beyond the arc compared to Cincinnati's DDJ, MAW and Nolley at 38%.
If Cincinnati can defend Xavier's 2 headed monsters inside and match the play on the perimeter this game will be won from the Bench. Which teams bench will provide the winning touch in this years shootout? Currently Xaviers bench scores just under 13 pts a game while Cincinnati's bench scores just under 16 pts a game. Freshmen Daniel Skillings (14pts, 13 boards) and Josh Reed (10pts. 9 boards) had their best games of the year last Sunday in the win vs Bryant.
My pick: Cincinnati in a nail biter
personally I don't like JD vs Freemantle but I just don't see another alternative unless Cincinnati mixes in some zone concepts with their man to man.
Or a possibility of doubling down of Freemantle because he does have a tendency to turn it over (3.2/gm).
The Arizona game provided a preview of a Traditional 2 man post play and that didn't go well for Cincinnati allowing Tubelis 30pts and Ballo 21pts.
Another key stat in this match up is playing minutes for Viktor Lahkin (averages 19/min) vs Nunge 28 min. Who gets to defend Nunge for 9 minutes? Stand up Ody Oguama! your needed to play your best game of the season. Maybe a good time for Old Dominion Tranfer Kalu Ezikpe to step up?
Davenport (26/min) on the other hand will have his hands full with Freemantle (27/min), The key stat here is Davenport only averages (3.8/reb) a game. Coach Miller spoke in his press conference that Cincinnati has to play Physical and get on the back boards. Unfortunately that doesn't play into Davenports strengths but this is The Crosstown Shootout.
On paper the guard play on both teams are similar when scoring but Xavier's trio of Boum, Jones and Kunkel shoot just under 50% from beyond the arc compared to Cincinnati's DDJ, MAW and Nolley at 38%.
If Cincinnati can defend Xavier's 2 headed monsters inside and match the play on the perimeter this game will be won from the Bench. Which teams bench will provide the winning touch in this years shootout? Currently Xaviers bench scores just under 13 pts a game while Cincinnati's bench scores just under 16 pts a game. Freshmen Daniel Skillings (14pts, 13 boards) and Josh Reed (10pts. 9 boards) had their best games of the year last Sunday in the win vs Bryant.
My pick: Cincinnati in a nail biter
