Closer than I thought. I said 3 or 4. Listen, Wake has better players than we do. They have the 3rd best roster in the league. I dont know how they lose the games they do because they are really really talented. Even the 8th grader they bring off the bench as their 10th man can play. When that youngster hits puberty, look out. The fact that that team (and us) is fighting for their tourney lives is ridiculous when half the MWC is going.
We can certainly beat Wake but we didnt look like we belonged on the same court as them for 3 out of 4 halves. So its not going to be easy. As always, it will come down to who shoots the 3 better. Going back to last season, these were those those stats:
2023
Pitt 48%
Wake 37%
2024
Pitt 42%
Wake 27%
Wake 50%
Pitt 27%
Its easy to say we need to defend the 3 point line but sometimes it just comes down to if a team is hot or not. You can get good looks and miss. You can also be well defended and hit shots. Its largely a make or miss game now.
We also have to figure out a way to get Hinson loose on. Hildreth plays lockdown D but it messes their matchups up. It means 6'11 Carr has to guard Austin/Leggett so maybe we can take advantage of that.
We can certainly beat Wake but we didnt look like we belonged on the same court as them for 3 out of 4 halves. So its not going to be easy. As always, it will come down to who shoots the 3 better. Going back to last season, these were those those stats:
2023
Pitt 48%
Wake 37%
2024
Pitt 42%
Wake 27%
Wake 50%
Pitt 27%
Its easy to say we need to defend the 3 point line but sometimes it just comes down to if a team is hot or not. You can get good looks and miss. You can also be well defended and hit shots. Its largely a make or miss game now.
We also have to figure out a way to get Hinson loose on. Hildreth plays lockdown D but it messes their matchups up. It means 6'11 Carr has to guard Austin/Leggett so maybe we can take advantage of that.
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