I'm a Louisville fan, here's our scouting report, ask me anything...

[KC Shox]

Doubtful. Lack the speed too. I fully expect a UL win of 10+

When your coach is paid more than our entire basketball budget, I would fully expect a win. How about we show up anyway just for shits and grins huh fella?

[Cuttyhunk]

Just noticed the stats on your opponents in the tournament. Very impressive defense! Four opponents total 79 for 230 fg for a .343 fg% You guys shot at a .426 rate. Incredible defense for some very good teams. The question I have is what happened in your last loss to Creighton? Even with Armstead going 10 for 20, your team fg % was only .343 How did Hall go 4-14?

[winforware]

Geez, sound like an OSU broken record. You sure you aren't the idiot OSU fan that got banned??

Pitt - Way too fast
Zags - Way to skilled
Explorers - Way to explosive
Buckeyes - Way to physical

Why not add Cards to the list?

Considering the Cards are like the Lakers compared to the teams you've beaten, go ahead.

[another shocker]

Just noticed the stats on your opponents in the tournament. Very impressive defense! Four opponents total 79 for 230 fg for a .343 fg% You guys shot at a .426 rate. Incredible defense for some very good teams. The question I have is what happened in your last loss to Creighton? Even with Armstead going 10 for 20, your team fg % was only .343 How did Hall go 4-14?

creighton is long gone from the tournament, wichita state lives on. throw those stats out the window.

[Kung Wu]

Just noticed the stats on your opponents in the tournament. Very impressive defense! Four opponents total 79 for 230 fg for a .343 fg% You guys shot at a .426 rate. Incredible defense for some very good teams. The question I have is what happened in your last loss to Creighton? Even with Armstead going 10 for 20, your team fg % was only .343 How did Hall go 4-14?

Cleanthony Early was on IV's before the game, puking both before and after. He was mad sick the entire tournament and it killed our offensive output. In hindsight it probably would have been better had he sat those games out instead of trying to play through the sickness.

[kcshocker11]

If they have two sevens should they split? Let's say the dealer is showing a 7 also?

Split. Cards that improve hand 4-10 value, 1-11 value. 2,3,4 allow chance to hit again or double down. 7 allows further split. Only 5,6,8,and 9 make a breakable hand. So 9 out of thirteen cards will improve or chance to improve the hand. 4 out of thirteen make a worse hand. 13 are the number of cards per suit.

[tgcshock]

Considering the Cards are like the Lakers compared to the teams you've beaten, go ahead.

Please, Please, Please let the Cards be like the Lakers :)

[Steeleshocker]

Considering the Cards are like the Lakers compared to the teams you've beaten, go ahead.

Oh, you mean an overrated team that can barely make the playoffs? Cool!

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Considering the Cards are like the Lakers compared to the teams you've beaten, go ahead.

Ok. So Louisville = Lakers. I seem to compare the Shockers to the Thunder.

Overlooked because they are in the Midwest and not in the major media markets. Underrated coach. Balanced team that is fast, strong, plays great defense, and is well supported by it's fans.

Looking at the standings, it appears, it appears yet again WE are the better team. OKC - 54-20. Lakers - 39-36.

[winforware]

Russ Smith = Kobe
Gorgui = Shaq

RIP 2013 shockers

[Kung Wu]

Split. Cards that improve hand 4-10 value, 1-11 value. 2,3,4 allow chance to hit again or double down. 7 allows further split. Only 5,6,8,and 9 make a breakable hand. So 9 out of thirteen cards will improve or chance to improve the hand. 4 out of thirteen make a worse hand. 13 are the number of cards per suit.

WELL THEN LET'S SPLIT 'EM WIDE OPEN!!! RAH RAH RAH GO SHOOOOOOOOOOX!!!!

Edit: I censored myself.

[Steeleshocker]

Russ Smith = Kobe
Gorgui = Shaq

RIP 2013 shockers

Nice try.

Overrated and retired. Cool!

Pwnd.

[Cuttyhunk]

I apologize for this fan who identifies himself as a Card fan. He is either ignorant, a child, or a UK fan that some times follow our boards and like to flame out pretending they are Card fans. Ignore him please. I agree about wiping the slate clean. Nothing really matters except what occurs on the court. I was just not sure how Hall could go 4-14 underneath. He is your center, right? Will he pull our center outside?

[pogo]

Gittin deep here.

[1972Shocker]

When it's all said and done the only relevance that the previous 38 games played by each of these teams is that the results have gotten them into the Semi-Finals of the NCAA Tournament.

Louisville no doubt has the advantage of having been here just last year. This group of Shockers are newbies.

Perhaps the injury to Mr. Ware will give Louisville a spiritual lift. OTOH, they will probably miss his presence on the court.

Louisville has more pressure to win simply because they are the heavy favorites to do so, and losing to lowly Wichita State is something that would clearly be a MAJOR failure.

What this game will boil down to is nothing more and nothing less than what the teams can bring to bear for 40 minutes of play beginning shortly after 5 pm CDT this Saturday. It doesn't matter who the better team has been throughout this year. It doesn't matter who the better team was last weekend. It only matters who the better team is Satuday evening. Once the smoke clears on Saturday evening we will have our answer.

This has been a year of firsts for Shockers athletics. Here's hoping the Shocks pick up a couple more firsts on Saturday.

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