Originally Posted by
iloseagain
sooooooo they are due to not cover then haha.. my friend says this shit all the time and i cant stand it, so that was obviously a joke.. I find it hard to believe that UNC will cover 9 or 9.5... In a game that has this much riding on it too. Winner goes to finals.. Cant imagine Cuse is just going to lay down and get beat down whether UNC has better players or not. Cuse zone also slows games down and UNC doesnt play great D.. Cuse looks like a really good play here honestly. I think the biggest factor is the fact that this is an enormous game (obviously) and there is never any pressure on the underdog, especially a 9 pt dog. The favs in these types of games seem to play "not to lose" once they get a lead (see Virginia game) and let the dog back in. This game could go alot like the Virginia game where UNC may get a nice lead by half and then Cuse chips away as UNC starts to get nervous and all their players get tight. Also, dont forget these players are human, and once that nervousness starts settling in, it seems as if everyone is afraid to be the one to shoot the damn ball (see Perrantes. I dont think he shot the ball once late in the 2h, last 10 min or so). This is alot of points in a game this big, and I know UNC has tons of scorers, but who on UNC is going to cover Richardson and Gbinije? Also UNC gave a ton of wide open 3s to ND, and i dont see that changing in this game either.. Cooney will be knocking down some shots to take the pressure off Richardson.. I will prob be on Cuse +9 and a little on ML, why not.