It’s gameday folks!!!
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Go Coogs!!!
Final Four!!!
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Go Coogs Go!
It’s game day!
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The only other time a 12 seed made an Elite 8? Missouri in 2002 lost to Kelvin Sampson and the #2 seed OU Sooners . . .
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CH19,
Don’t know if you caught this post on another thread:
A quote from CoogFans:
Having been shot execution style by Joe Montana and stabbed in the heart by Lorenzo Charles, I’m just happy to be alive and look forward to the next game
This is a two sentence story that speaks volumes.
Have a great day!
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The key tonight will be just like against Syracuse, and that’s not trapping in the paint to the degree we normally do.
I think Gorham, White, Gresham & Chaney can handle Alatishe one on one. He’s a good passer and again why we shouldn’t double him.
Silva @ 7’1" may need to be doubled when he’s close to the basket. He’s not really a good passer, but with his height he can certainly see over the trap.
The guy that may give us problems is Calloo. He’s 6’10 who can shoot the 3 (almost 42 %). This is why we need to be able to stay man to man as much as possible without trapping (even their guards). You can’t give this guy wide open looks.
Hopefully Deeky can contain Thompson without much help. This kid will find the open man on the perimeter and Lucas (39% on 3s) and Hunt (37%) and as mentioned (Calloo–42%) can stroke the 3.
This team is also VERY deadly at the FT line.
Thompson (82%)
Lucas (almost 90%)
Reichle (81%)
Calloo (90%)
Hunt (81%)
The guys to foul in a critical spot are Alatishe (56%) and Silva (64%).
For us to move on we need to bring it defensively (just like the Syracuse game plan). Very little doubling in the paint.
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Thanks for the preview.
All I have to say is I can’t believe how underrated the PAC 12 was this season. Watching their teams yesterday, definitely raised my antenna on Oregon St. I am expecting a war tomorrow.
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Matchup: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 12 Oregon State (Midwest Region)
Details: Monday at 7:15 p.m. ET (CBS)
One-Sentence Synopsis: Neither Houston nor Oregon State has played in an Elite Eight since 1984, so this defensive war will be a unique wave of emotions for literal generations of fans on both sides of the aisle.
Houston Wins If: It makes shots. By all analytical accounts, the Cougars are the better team. Oregon State’s defense has been great in the tournament, but Houston’s has been better and for much longer. The Cougars are also significantly ahead of the Beavers in year-to-date field-goal percentage, turnovers and rebounds on offense.
At the end of the day, though, Houston needs to make more shots in this game. The Cougars have been mediocre at best on offense in the last two rounds, and Oregon State has held its last six opponents to 24.6 percent shooting from three-point range. Given how much Houston likes to shoot threes (nearly 26 attempts per game), a 25 percent success rate could prove fatal.
Oregon State Wins If: Its threes keep falling. Not only has Oregon State held its last six opponents to 24.6 percent, but it is shooting 41.7 percent on the other end since the start of the Pac-12 tournament.
Doing that against Houston’s defense will be another story. The Cougars just held red-hot Syracuse to 5-of-23 from distance, and only three opponents in this entire season have shot better than 40 percent against Houston. If the Beavers can withstand Houston’s aggressive defense, though, it’ll have a chance. And the Beavers have done a fine job of avoiding blocks and steals thus far in the dance.
Most Important Players Are: Quentin Grimes for Houston and Ethan Thompson for Oregon State. Grimes has been lights-out from three-point range for more than a month and is, hands down, the most crucial player in the “Houston needs to make shots” conversation. And Thompson has averaged better than 20 points per game in the tournament. His free-throw shooting (25-of-26 over his last three games) will be key in a game that figures to have a lot of whistles.
Predictions
David Kenyon: Houston
Kerry Miller: Houston
Joel Reuter: Houston
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These opportunities don’t come around very often. Need to take care of business tonight!
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EAT EM UP!!!
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From one Gerald to another Gerald: Me too!
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We are 40 minutes of basketball away from a final four.
It doesn’t seem real.
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some sets sold; many remaining
its very challenging to stay focused at work today…
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Obviously. How much time are we spending in Coogfans when we should be working?
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I love UH championship basketball.
We enjoyed the regular season.
We enjoyed the conference tournament.
We’re enjoying the NC Tournament.
Every round of March Madness that we’ve played is like a bowl game.
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