Ben Greggs emergence at the 4 allows Mark Few to bump Watson out to the wing. At 610, 230, Gregg looks like a traditional 4, if not a 5. The problem is, he shoots it like a wing. Hes 3rd on the team in attempts behind guards Nembhard and Hickman, but hes quickly closing the gap on Nolan. Hes a
rim protection. Gonzaga has the shooters to make doubling the post an issue. I anticipate Graham going into Zachs chest in an attempt to draw fouls early and often. Mark Few will gladly sacrifice a few first-half possessions in hopes of putting the best player of the tournament on the bench.
got up 14 but only managed 11 points. If he does that on Friday, Purdue wins. Mark Few needs Hickman to score because of Purdues drop defense. He needs him to pull up and hit free-throw line jumpers over Edeys outstretched fingers. If that happens, this is going to be a dogfight to the end. If Hic
away from that. Their normal post-heavy offense flipped to the outside, and they launched 32, 3s. Many of these 3s came from post-up players because Mark Few was desperate to drag Edey out of the lane to give his big men space to work. Ive yet to see a team actually punish Purdue like this. Maybe