[smithandrew051]

A few thoughts on Providence:

-Seems like they can be really up and down. They have some good wins, but also just got blown out Creighton.
-They have 3 guys who shoot 38%+ from 3.
-Wilson vs Horchler will be a good matchup to watch
-No real rim defender for Providence. No one on their team averages even 1 full block per game. If we can get to the rim effectively early, you gotta think they’ll have to sag off the arc.
-Nate Watson (their center) shoots sub 60% from the line. I wonder if Self will go a bit deeper on the bench and rough him up a bit. Put him on the line as needed.
-I wonder how misleading the final score of the Providence-Richmond game is. Richmond was 1-22 from 3 and 8-21 from the free throw line. Richmond also only turned the ball over 6 times, so I don’t think those misses from the field are just smothering defense.