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Old 11-08-2019, 09:01 AM   #8
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I think Drake will be a good test for us and also allow us to see Brannen's system. OSU was a tough team to start against, especially for a team learning a new system.

Drake has their own 7-footer who can shoot threes and is just as athletic as our two guys. They also can play small and potentially force Vogt/Sorolla out of the game. If they do that, it could really test our depth as we only really played 1 guard off the bench against OSU.

As long as we stick with Vogt/Sorolla, we aren't going to have the dominant rebounding/defensive center we generally had under Cronin and that may make it harder to beat teams like Drake.

Williams and Scott should have a chance to shine, Drake doesn't have anyone who matches up to them athletically. They need to get to the basket on offense and rebound on both ends.

Pretty much every Drake player is at least a capable 3.-point shooter If they get hot from 3, we need to be able to keep up. The Drake plan offensively will probably be to spread the floor and drive the ball. Defensively I imagine the plan to beat UC is just don't let Jarron beat you. Somebody else needs to step up and be a threat.
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