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Houston Cougars vs. Duke Blue Devils: Analyzing Key Matchups
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3/31/2025
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I am taking the points. Give me the Houston Cougars.
00:04
You know why?
00:05
When you look at them.
00:06
Cryer, Sharp, Yuzan, Francis, Arceneaux, Roberts, grown ass men.
00:17
And that's something that Duke has not seen all year.
00:21
I hope this thing moves up a little bit.
00:23
I'm going to take the points.
00:25
And Houston, I think is going to be close.
00:26
For real, think about this.
00:27
They have four losses this year.
00:29
One early in the season when we weren't defending well by five
00:32
to Auburn and three losses in overtime.
00:37
In overtime, even when they lose, it goes past regulation.
00:41
I think they stay in it.
00:42
I'm taking the points.
00:44
Listen, I don't doubt how good they are defensively.
00:47
And I just think Duke's just as good or better defensively.
00:51
And I know, I know Duke's better offensively than Houston.
00:56
They score more than Houston in every game they play.
00:58
Every game.
00:59
But that's the thing.
01:01
I think what you'll see is you'll see a game that's going to be
01:03
really down to a crawl.
01:04
Now, to me, it's got to be the play of a couple of players,
01:08
especially Emmanuel Sharp, who couldn't hit a three to first
01:12
half, you know, and then the second half, and then got hot.
01:15
Let him shoot threes.
01:17
Well, listen, the problem with him is he'll shoot it from deep.
01:20
So you got to go out and play him.
01:21
To me, the matchup that I need, that's going to be watched about.
01:27
And I'm not saying he's not going to go anywhere to scoring
01:31
as can Juwan Roberts be allowed to be physical with Cooper Flagg.
01:35
Juwan Roberts is a junkyard dog.
01:37
He's the oldest guy on our team.
01:39
He's damn near 23 years old.
01:40
He's a grown man.
01:42
And I want to see how they defend him.
01:44
All right.
01:44
That's the key matchup there.
01:46
And if they can keep Juwan out of foul trouble, I think they
01:48
could be in this game.
01:49
I really think it's going to be an outstanding game.
01:51
Calvin Sampson is one of the best coaches in the country.
01:55
So, you know, it hasn't been the damn same.
01:58
So they ran that guy out of town.
01:59
This is
02:03
I mean, honestly, you're getting this low blows.
02:05
Now, let me ask you this question, because I think the key to the game
02:09
is going to be because they're both so great defensively, I think the
02:12
key is going to be the refs and fouls.
02:15
Who's going to get in foul trouble when you guard guys up in their shack.
02:21
I mean, these dudes both guard guys up in their beard.
02:25
I mean, they are on them like glue and these refs are going to call files.
02:30
Who's going to get in foul trouble in this game?
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I'm concerned about the youth of Duke.
02:35
That's where the youth is going to come in.
02:36
Cause you saw at times, even Knievel, like take a bad shot over the weekend.
02:41
I know, you know, or Thursday, take a bad shot.
02:43
Then he, then he, then he cried, chopped someone on the arm.
02:46
Like it's going to be something like that.
02:48
Can, can Houston play physical enough to upset Duke?
02:53
Because Duke has not seen a team like that.
02:56
Now on the flip side, Pharrell, Houston hasn't seen a team like that either.
03:00
If I'm the refs, stay out of the way, let them play.
03:05
And if that's the case, Pharrell, that game's going under.
03:09
I know you like, and you like Florida.
03:13
I like Florida.
03:14
I know.
03:15
Listen, Auburn's playing better basketball.
03:17
Now I'm concerned about Jani Broome.
03:19
He's getting banged up.
03:20
Florida's just going to beat you so many different ways, inside, outside,
03:23
half-court, full-court, and Walter Clayton Jr.
03:25
may be the best closer in basketball.
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