jays34 wrote:Given our notable defensive struggles when other teams go small and pull Kalk out of the lane, I'm not convinced having Clingan play is all that bad for us. UCONN is the real deal, but we're not so shabby ourselves. Got nothing to lose in this one. Play loose, play as the underdog, hit some shots and play D like we know how and it'll be a close one at the wire.
I'd prefer Clingnan to not play. The last thing the Jays need is more frontcourt depth on the opposing team. King hasn't quite gotten over the hump of playing extended BE minutes, and riding Kalk 38 minutes while UConn rotates their bigs is not part of the winning recipe to beat them on their home court, IMO. Clingan's back up has acquitted himself well. I attribute Kalk bricking those 3 consecutive FT's against SJU to tired legs.
If the 3's don't fall for us, the over is going to look like a good bet.