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

[Joneildu]

I'm from Henderson (in KY, just south of Evansville). I went to school at Louisville and then Murray State. Evansville is a private school that's expensive as hell. I was a poor rural kid from Kentucky. Suffice it to say, I'm not a fan.

[fastbow]

You don't need to be. For lack of a better term, them's fightin' words this year.

Nah, j/k. If there's any sensitivity about the sweep hanging around here, the Final Four has dulled it.

And Joneildu, thanks for all the info. You know your guys backwards and forwards. It'll be a hell of a game, and I fully expect WSU to bring more of that basketball voodoo that's gotten us this far. Hope Pitino's been sacrificing chickens like crazy, because that's what it might take to beat us if we really are so enigmatic.

(For the record, I want the SHOX to win SO EFFING BAD. I just really don't see how. Then again, I don't get to see much of anything except spring football, being marooned in Texas as I am...)

[winforware]

Good luck, from another Cards fan. May it be an injury free game!

[OTR Shockfan]

We have a very athletic 7 foot Nigerian that doesn't know a boatload about basketball but likes to crack 5 star centers in their dome with his elbow. Will that be effective on Diegn?

Ok OK ,, My ribs hurt from readin this one ,, , Too Funny. Knowing E.O and how Mild mannered and polite he is that just made me bust a gut. definitely got my day started well. thanks !!

[jdmee]

We have a very athletic 7 foot Nigerian that doesn't know a boatload about basketball but likes to crack 5 star centers in their dome with his elbow. Will that be effective on Diegn?

Well, Dieng is a 7 foot Senegal native who didn't know a lick of basketball or English. Lets call it a wash.

Yeah, well our 7 footer was named to the conference academic team as a math major, so he's smart. So there!!


If that didn't work maybe I should have went with the my 7 footer can beat up your 7 footer.

[_kai_]

Anything you wanted to know about our team could be gleaned from the 3.2 million threads that have been created in the last few weeks on this forum. You on the other hand started a thread with an encyclopedia of information about your team which sounded more like a NIKE commercial than a friendly exchange of information. People that do that usually lack full confidence in the situation and expect a bit of an argument over the "data" shared. SB Shock's response to your original post pretty much nailed the reason why you are here posting.


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...:cool:

I don't quite understand what your purpose of existence is, Cold. You complain of trolls, then you complain about a guy who absolutely isn't a troll, who provides a solid 2000+ word post on our forum for free. It's a better break down of Ville than I have seen on any news website.

Get over yourself.

[cardinalfan123]

Hey, a quick question about Louisville, with my own response in kind to follow.

How do we beat you? If you were to coach WSU against Louisville, what advantages do we have?

If I were coaching Louisville against us, I'd say that if you keep us out of the paint and force is to shoot from the perimeter, you win. I think we can handle your pressure, but not your half-court. We have real trouble getting the ball into the post sometimes, and I think that if you can contain Carl Hall and keep us jacking threes all night, you win.

How to beat Louisville? Slow down the game. The #1 priority is to beat the press and force a half court offense and run the shot clock. Force our guards into situations where they have to foul. Hit every open shot we give you. Hit your free throws. Rebound and create second opportunities. Limit your turnovers. Use your bench These things may seem like basic parts of any team's gameplan for any game but in order to run with us you have to do each and every one of these things on every possession. The moment your players' legs start to wear down is the moment we go on a run.

[jdmee]

How to beat Louisville? Slow down the game. The #1 priority is to beat the press and force a half court offense and run the shot clock.

Our guards for the most part have been pretty good vs the press this year.

Force our guards into situations where they have to foul. Hit every open shot we give you. Hit your free throws.

We are not always good at creating fouls, and at times this year have struggled to hit the open shots.

Rebound and create second opportunities.

This is the strong point of our team. Statistically speaking we are the best rebounding team of the final four. Marshall stresses two things. Rebounding and Defense.

Limit your turnovers.

As long as the pass isn't going to EO, we usually do a decent job of this.

Use your bench

Another strong point of our team. Marshall is not afraid of going 10 or 11 deep if necessary. There are times when he will have 5 guys checking in. We have 10 players averaging 10+ minutes a game for the season.

These things may seem like basic parts of any team's gameplan for any game but in order to run with us you have to do each and every one of these things on every possession. The moment your players' legs start to wear down is the moment we go on a run.

I think WSU will be the best defensive team you have played in the Tourney this year. We beat Pitt because we "out Pitted Pitt."

I would think that each and every one of us if we had to bet our life on this game would probably pick Louisville, but with this coach and group of players we have I am definitely glad I don't have to bet my life. Nothing would surprise me in this game. WSU could win by 20 or lose by 20.

[DonPitino]

Yeah, well our 7 footer was named to the conference academic team as a math major, so he's smart. So there!!


If that didn't work maybe I should have went with the my 7 footer can beat up your 7 footer.

Yeah, well, our 7 footer from Africa speaks 6 languages and is on pace to graduate in 3 years. So, there... :)

Good discussion between fans so far, keep it going.

[Dave Stalwart]

Yeah, well, our 7 footer from Africa speaks 6 languages and is on pace to graduate in 3 years. So, there... :)

Good discussion between fans so far, keep it going.

And none of them are English according to another Louisville poster on here

[deep3card]

One major thorn in our side in games that we've lost this season has been FT shooting. Often times poor FT% is merely a matter of WHO is shooting, but when we've lost, it's been pretty much a team effort in clankery.

Duke game #1 9-14 64%

'Cuse game #1 13-20 65%

Villanova game #1 12-24 50%

G'town 16-22 73% (only one that was decent), but we shot 35% from field and 27% from 3.

Notre Dame game #1 30-48 63%

[shoxlax]

I'm from Henderson (in KY, just south of Evansville). I went to school at Louisville and then Murray State. Evansville is a private school that's expensive as hell. I was a poor rural kid from Kentucky. Suffice it to say, I'm not a fan.

Evansville drives us all crazy on this board. Low budget, small fan base, yet they seem to find a way to steal games from us in various sports. Simmons is a good coach though.

[deep3card]

Evansville drives us all crazy on this board. Low budget, small fan base, yet they seem to find a way to steal games from us in various sports. Simmons is a good coach though.

Do they still wear the sleeved jerseys?

[Joneildu]

Dieng speaks English now, he didnt when he came.

I have a question. The guy who's clearly mad has stated, several times, that you have the best handlers left in the tournament. I look deeper into the stats and see that Armstead has a 21.4% turnover rate and Vanvleet has a 24.1% turnover rate. Those are really high numbers. The team as a whole turns it over on 19.5% of its possessions. What am I missing? I believe him when he says you have great ball handlers, but why do they turn it over so often?

[wu_shizzle]

Do they still wear the sleeved jerseys?

They really should.