Keys to the Game Tonight

Jan 28, 2018, 11:30 AM

As much as I don't want us to rely on the 3-point shot, I really think it is the key to us winning big games and closing out this season well.

In our 4 losses this year, we have shot 29% from three. Obviously the UVA game skews this a bit, but take that game out and we still have shot only 33% from the line. This is compounded by the fact that when we get down in a game we tend to take a LOT of three point shots (26 against temple, 31 against UNC).

I looked at our 5 biggest wins (Miami, Louisville, OSU, UF, and ND) and we have shot 44% from three in these games. We have also taken less threes in these games, making a better percentage.

So the biggest key tonight for me is to hit some timely three's in the first half to avoid getting into a hole on the road. If we can do this, we will need to get to the foul line more in the second half.

Oh, and we need to try to keep that Okogie kid in check he is good! Need a big win tonight to show we can still compete without Grantham.

GO TIGERS

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all they'll have to do---at least initially---is to take Elijah and Marcquise out of the game offensively (which UVa did remarkably well) to have an good chance of defeating the Tigers. Gabe has certainly contributed offensively the last few games and will need to continue doing so.....we need a strong game from Shelton tonight as well.....that would go a long way towards helping overcome Dontae's absence AND keep a little pressure off freshman and new starter Aamir.

But more than anything else, the Tigers desperately need to cut their turnover numbers in half. Sloppy, unintelligent play continues to plague this team (and at one point early in the season, it looked like they were really focused on their game plan and on much better passing than they've demonstrated of late).....oh yeah.....Elijah's going to have to stay out of foul difficulty for the remainder of the season.

This is a game the Tigers can ill-afford to lose for several reasons. They've had an entire week to focus on playing without Dontae's floor leadership and experience. Time to prove they've learned to adapt to a crappy turn of events.

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Keys to the Game Tonight

Donte's absence will make other teams believe

Also Simms, Donnel, Skara need to play good and ...

Re: Donte's absence will make other teams believe

Losing Grantham turned us from good to mediocre at this...

i think scoring more points than GT could not only be a huge

I highly doubt it matters.******

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