The two most significant takeaways from Saturday's game for
Posted on: January 25, 2021 at 10:05:42 CT
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1. Xavier Pinson's evident maturation as a point. So much more poise and control than what he had demonstrated prior to this most recent transition. He will be a problem for any team to defend, especially if Tilmon continues to play his position as effectively as he has shown over the past three to four weeks.
2. Defense. Smothering, in-your-face, physical defense. I'm not certain Bama has had this level of interruption to their flow thus far, but you can bet Cuonzo will see to it that they are introduced when these two teams meet.
If Bama shoots 3's at the clip they have against other teams, you're right, they'll be hard to beat. However, if a physical team, that rebounds well, is successful at interrupting that flow, I see no reason the Tigers can't prevail.