Houston Cougars vs. Duke Blue Devils: Analyzing Key Matchups

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00:00I am taking the points. Give me the Houston Cougars.

00:04You know why?

00:05When you look at them.

00:06Cryer, Sharp, Yuzan, Francis, Arceneaux, Roberts, grown ass men.

00:17And that's something that Duke has not seen all year.

00:21I hope this thing moves up a little bit.

00:23I'm going to take the points.

00:25And Houston, I think is going to be close.

00:26For real, think about this.

00:27They have four losses this year.

00:29One early in the season when we weren't defending well by five

00:32to Auburn and three losses in overtime.

00:37In overtime, even when they lose, it goes past regulation.

00:41I think they stay in it.

00:42I'm taking the points.

00:44Listen, I don't doubt how good they are defensively.

00:47And I just think Duke's just as good or better defensively.

00:51And I know, I know Duke's better offensively than Houston.

00:56They score more than Houston in every game they play.

00:58Every game.

00:59But that's the thing.

01:01I think what you'll see is you'll see a game that's going to be

01:03really down to a crawl.

01:04Now, to me, it's got to be the play of a couple of players,

01:08especially Emmanuel Sharp, who couldn't hit a three to first

01:12half, you know, and then the second half, and then got hot.

01:15Let him shoot threes.

01:17Well, listen, the problem with him is he'll shoot it from deep.

01:20So you got to go out and play him.

01:21To me, the matchup that I need, that's going to be watched about.

01:27And I'm not saying he's not going to go anywhere to scoring

01:31as can Juwan Roberts be allowed to be physical with Cooper Flagg.

01:35Juwan Roberts is a junkyard dog.

01:37He's the oldest guy on our team.

01:39He's damn near 23 years old.

01:40He's a grown man.

01:42And I want to see how they defend him.

01:44All right.

01:44That's the key matchup there.

01:46And if they can keep Juwan out of foul trouble, I think they

01:48could be in this game.

01:49I really think it's going to be an outstanding game.

01:51Calvin Sampson is one of the best coaches in the country.

01:55So, you know, it hasn't been the damn same.

01:58So they ran that guy out of town.

01:59This is

02:03I mean, honestly, you're getting this low blows.

02:05Now, let me ask you this question, because I think the key to the game

02:09is going to be because they're both so great defensively, I think the

02:12key is going to be the refs and fouls.

02:15Who's going to get in foul trouble when you guard guys up in their shack.

02:21I mean, these dudes both guard guys up in their beard.

02:25I mean, they are on them like glue and these refs are going to call files.

02:30Who's going to get in foul trouble in this game?

02:33I'm concerned about the youth of Duke.

02:35That's where the youth is going to come in.

02:36Cause you saw at times, even Knievel, like take a bad shot over the weekend.

02:41I know, you know, or Thursday, take a bad shot.

02:43Then he, then he, then he cried, chopped someone on the arm.

02:46Like it's going to be something like that.

02:48Can, can Houston play physical enough to upset Duke?

02:53Because Duke has not seen a team like that.

02:56Now on the flip side, Pharrell, Houston hasn't seen a team like that either.

03:00If I'm the refs, stay out of the way, let them play.

03:05And if that's the case, Pharrell, that game's going under.

03:09I know you like, and you like Florida.

03:13I like Florida.

03:14I know.

03:15Listen, Auburn's playing better basketball.

03:17Now I'm concerned about Jani Broome.

03:19He's getting banged up.

03:20Florida's just going to beat you so many different ways, inside, outside,

03:23half-court, full-court, and Walter Clayton Jr.

03:25may be the best closer in basketball.

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