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April 03, 2022
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Nova might have beaten Kansas if they were at full strength. Tough to say - 2 tremendous teams with great coaches.
Carolina's fortunes rest on Bacot's health. They absolutely need him to beat Kansas. And they will be in for a much tougher game vs Kansas. Bill Self makes great adjustments in game and Kansas squads have always played a complete team game on both ends of the court.
posted by cixelsyd at 06:24 PM on April 03, 2022
I can't believe Bacot only missed a minute of play after rolling his ankle, and simply walked it off.
posted by bender at 02:47 PM on April 04, 2022
UNC starters must be toast after last night's heavyweight bout with Duke. The Tar Heels barely substituted and the only reason their sixth man got any noticeable minutes is because Bacot got hurt.
With a short recovery turnaround, it's hard to imagine how UNC will be able to hang in there with Kansas tomorrow night.
However, a New Orleans fortune teller correctly predicted a UNC win over Duke and also has predicted a UNC national championship.
The caveat being that the same mystic also predicted that Villanova would beat Kansas in the semis.