Good Morning, SLU fans. I've been following this thread and it's nice to see civil discussion between our fan bases. And we appreciate you allowing us Wolfpackers to engage in discussion
There appears to be confidence on both sides, which is great. I haven't had an opportunity to watch full games of SLU, only highlights during the season. It's a well known fact that you play phenomenal defense. That in itself is a big challenge for State, however, I'm more concerned about your strong athletic guards. They are very impressive and Jett definitely lives up to his name. Many times during the season we've struggled guarding the slashing, scoring type of guards and I'm really surprised that Xavier didn't try to attack us more. We have size and athleticism in the 3 and 4 spots, shot blockers at the 5. But, we tend to get into foul trouble (that could be the result of ACC officials calling fouls if you breathe on an opponent).
So even though SLU is more known for it's defense, I'm more concerned about Jett and the other guard (can't remember his name right off hand). We've played some tough defenses this year (e.g. Syracuse, Pitt) and our offense has seen just about everything from Box and 1, triangle and 2, etc. But I would say the biggest factor is going to be our ability to defend your strong backcourt.
I hope that it's a good, clean, injury free game. Go Pack.