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MONTANA VS SYRACUSE PREDICTIONS

bobaloo said:
A very well respected and knowledgeable sports writer for the Salt Lake Trib Gordon Monson has Montana as the upset in his bracket.
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How much can you really trust someone that doesn't drink alcohol or caffeine?
 
Griz2k said:
bobaloo said:
A very well respected and knowledgeable sports writer for the Salt Lake Trib Gordon Monson has Montana as the upset in his bracket.
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How much can you really trust someone that doesn't drink alcohol or caffeine?
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Must admit, that would make me nervous. :D
 
This sports writer happens to be a non Mormon and the trib is a non Mormon paper unlike their sister the Deseret News which is the Mormon paper.
 
As much as I would love to predict a Griz victory, or even a competitive game, It think the shear length and inside rebounding/scoring from the Orange will prove to be too much for Montana. We will get killed on the boards. And the Orange trapping zone defense will cause us trouble on the thing we do best on offense, shoot the "3". The vast difference in strength of schedules between these two teams in revealing. We had lots of very close games against weak opponents.

I see a 15-20 point loss for the good guys.
 
bobaloo said:
This sports writer happens to be a non Mormon and the trib is a non Mormon paper unlike their sister the Deseret News which is the Mormon paper.
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Ya, just messing around bobaloo. No offense intended.
 
narly said:
As much as I would love to predict a Griz victory, or even a competitive game, It think the shear length and inside rebounding/scoring from the Orange will prove to be too much for Montana. We will get killed on the boards. And the Orange trapping zone defense will cause us trouble on the thing we do best on offense, shoot the "3". The vast difference in strength of schedules between these two teams in revealing. We had lots of very close games against weak opponents.

I see a 15-20 point loss for the good guys.
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I hate to agree with you but.... As much as I hope and pray for the upset or at the very least a good showing, this one could get real ugly in a hurry and then get worse. Still be cheering my ass off though!
 
bobaloo said:
This sports writer happens to be a non Mormon and the trib is a non Mormon paper unlike their sister the Deseret News which is the Mormon paper.
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you said "mormon" way too many times. :?
 
I think the rebound margin will be too great to overcome.

Cuse 68
GRIZ 61



PLEEEEEAAAAASSEE prove me wrong, Gentlemen!!!!!!!
 
DCOrange said:
If Montana has a pesky, swipe-the-ball sort of guard that has the speed to keep up with MCW, that could cause problems for the Orange.
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Well, Cherry has certainly picked peoples pockets in prior years, though not as much this year. If your PG is 6' 6" I could see this potentially coming into play. The question is: will it be enough to make up the Griz's rebounding deficit?
 
'68griz said:
Grizzly Oredigger said:
So...
We get to play in our two best player's backyards...
Against an east coast team...
Who thinks they have an easy draw to the Sweet 16...
At 10 pm Eastern Time...
In an arena that will be rooting for UM to pull the upset...

I feel like this was the best possible scenario for UM (Thanks Fullerton)...If we were to ever upset a #4 as a #13 this would be the time.

Do I think we will win? Likely not...but I don't put anything past Cherry and Jamar right now. They will play better than last year. Obviously with the zone our key will be hitting 3's. Third Time is the charm for Tinkle (& Cherry). Player of the Game Weisner hitting 5 treys.

+1 :thumb:

Griz win (I can dream can't I?) 66 to 63
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I like your attitude. I'll dream along with you.
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Sorry if this has been posted, but Seth Davis picks the Griz: :)

Seth Davis picks the Griz:

• "Yes, I picked Montana over Syracuse. Yes, the Grizzlies do not have their leading scorer, 6-7 senior forward Mathias Ward, who was lost in mid-February to a broken foot. But this team still went 19-1 in the Big Sky and won the league tournament without him. I believe winning is a habit. In truth, I am probably overreacting to Syracuse's second-half meltdown against Louisville, but after watching that unraveling from courtside at Madison Square Garden, I can't help but suspect the Orange could come apart in the NCAA tournament if they faced some adversity. Montana is not a great jump shooting team, and that's what you have to do to beat Syracuse's zone, so this is a tall order. But that's why they call it an upset. If you're looking to play it safe, you're gonna have to look elsewhere."

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-college-basketball-mens-tournament/news/20130319/hoop-thoughts/#ixzz2O1rwoTFK" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
Check out the Bleacher Report preview of this game. Nice!!!!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1571331-no-4-syracuse-vs-no-13-montana-march-madness-preview" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sorry if this link doesnt work - but you'll find it.
 
Buttegrizzle said:
Check out the Bleacher Report preview of this game. Nice!!!!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1571331-no-4-syracuse-vs-no-13-montana-march-madness-preview" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sorry if this link doesnt work - but you'll find it.
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that's crazy, yo!

It's really simple, Griz shoot well and don't give up offensive boards, they have a chance. Syracuse dominates the boards and the Griz don't shoot well...gonna be a long one.
 
Buttegrizzle said:
Check out the Bleacher Report preview of this game. Nice!!!!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1571331-no-4-syracuse-vs-no-13-montana-march-madness-preview" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sorry if this link doesnt work - but you'll find it.
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"This match-up has 'upset' written ALL over it".


Sweet!! :thumb:
 
Remember Weber a few years ago took Georgetown down to literally a last second tip-in before losing by a couple in the Dance...
 
1995 - right after Weber defeated No. 3 Michigan State in the first round...

The BSC is pretty weak, especially below UM and WSU, but your never know whats going to happen in the Dance!
 
MaximumGriz2013 said:
DCOrange said:
If Montana has a pesky, swipe-the-ball sort of guard that has the speed to keep up with MCW, that could cause problems for the Orange.
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Well, Cherry has certainly picked peoples pockets in prior years, though not as much this year. If your PG is 6' 6" I could see this potentially coming into play. The question is: will it be enough to make up the Griz's rebounding deficit?
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Carter Williams has a near seven foot wingspan. He has , I believe 96 steals this year. Your guards will have to be very crisp with their passing or it will be headed the other way. If they are like Siva and Russ from louisville..relentless and lightening quick it will be a hell of a battle. Either way I like tourney time as all our conference teams are old hat. Know the players,the coaches style etc. Seeing a totally new team will be interesting.
 
and in 1985 Weber knocked off No. 3 North Carolina...just sayin'...it could happen for a BSC team again.

Cusefan79 - one thing we have is a lightening fast swipe the ball guard in Cherry (262 career steals, including only playing half this season). Our perimeter D wont be a problem, we have great guards. Its the paint I worry about...
 
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