Quick scout on High Point

[boilerzz]

I just watched about 45 minutes of High Point highlights so I’m clearly now an expert on them. A few thoughts…..

• They struggle defensively, especially when their 7 footer Bodo Bodo is out.
• Speaking of Bodo Bodo. He’s a good shot blocker and offensive rebounder but only plays about 21 minutes per game
• When he is out, they like to play 5 out and do a lot of back screens and slip screens and cut to the rim. Need to be cognizant of that
• Giffa is their leader and a tough shot maker. Need to keep from getting downhill and going to his left
• Pettiford is fearless and a microwave
• Looks like they are almost exclusively a man to man team defensively

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

I just watched about 45 minutes of High Point highlights so I’m clearly now an expert on them. A few thoughts…..

• Pettiford is fear

What do you mean by this?

 

[boilerzz]

What do you mean by this?

Updated. Not sure why it cut off

 

[DwaynePurvis00]

Updated. Not sure why it cut off

Haha ahhh makes more sense now!

 

[Blimpy]

I just watched about 45 minutes of High Point highlights so I’m clearly now an expert on them. A few thoughts…..

• They struggle defensively, especially when their 7 footer Bodo Bodo is out.
• Speaking of Bodo Bodo. He’s a good shot blocker and offensive rebounder but only plays about 21 minutes per game
• When he is out, they like to play 5 out and do a lot of back screens and slip screens and cut to the rim. Need to be cognizant of that
• Giffa is their leader and a tough shot maker. Need to keep from getting downhill and going to his left
• Pettiford is fearless and a microwave
• Looks like they are almost exclusively a man to man team defensively

You forgot to mention that you stayed at a "Holiday INN"!

 

[pubill]

You forgot to mention that you stayed at a "Holiday INN"!

High Point has many players that played high major basketball, they will not be scared to play PU. Pettiford was a 5 star out of HS. Smith and TKR will be 2 best players on the court Thursday, but all on court for HP are at or better than our rest of players talent level. We will have to play our best to win and should win, but those thinking this is walk in park, you are way off.

 

[Dryfly88]

High Point has many players that played high major basketball, they will not be scared to play PU. Pettiford was a 5 star out of HS. Smith and TKR will be 2 best players on the court Thursday, but all on court for HP are at or better than our rest of players talent level. We will have to play our best to win and should win, but those thinking this is walk in park, you are way off.

I can't imagine any true PU fan would consider any tournament game a "walk in the park"!!

We're only favored by 8.5 so Vegas doesn't think it's a walk either...

 

[pubill]

I can't imagine any true PU fan would consider any tournament game a "walk in the park"!!

We're only favored by 8.5 so Vegas doesn't think it's a walk either...

8 now

 

[Dryfly88]

8 now

FD started at 9.5 and has gone down to 8.5. I have seen others at 8 like you did. Money is going on HP. Not surprising at all. Take out last years run and you can see why a lot of people would pick PU as getting upset or at the very least take the points.

 

[icewind7]

My main concern is whether they have a person who can keep making lay ups. That seems to be Purdue's killer from the past. =)

 

[Poprudy]

I just watched about 45 minutes of High Point highlights so I’m clearly now an expert on them. A few thoughts…..

• They struggle defensively, especially when their 7 footer Bodo Bodo is out.
• Speaking of Bodo Bodo. He’s a good shot blocker and offensive rebounder but only plays about 21 minutes per game
• When he is out, they like to play 5 out and do a lot of back screens and slip screens and cut to the rim. Need to be cognizant of that
• Giffa is their leader and a tough shot maker. Need to keep from getting downhill and going to his left
• Pettiford is fearless and a microwave
• Looks like they are almost exclusively a man to man team defensively

So, TKR has a 30-12 game. He does a ZE and gets us at the charity stripe early and often.

 

[Poprudy]

High Point has many players that played high major basketball, they will not be scared to play PU. Pettiford was a 5 star out of HS. Smith and TKR will be 2 best players on the court Thursday, but all on court for HP are at or better than our rest of players talent level. We will have to play our best to win and should win, but those thinking this is walk in park, you are way off.

I keep seeing 4* star ratings. I'm not saying he isn't good, but we see this talent all the time.

We play within our game and we handle business. I could be completely wrong. I feel we win this by double digits.