Dayton, Stanford trying to expand desire runs
Matt Kavanaugh has actually supervised the past numerous years as mid-major programs like Servant, VCU and George Mason have actually made runs to the Final Four.
The 6-foot-10 Dayton facility mentioned the Leaflets would certainly be a great addition to that list.
However one more upstart double-digit seed stands in the means of that desire.
No. 11 Dayton (25-10) encounters No. 10 Stanford (23-12) on Thursday in the Sweet 16 southern Area with the victor gaining a chance at playing for a spot in the Final Four.
" Annually there's that people team in such final 8, Final Four that nobody anticipated to be there, which's been our concept like 'Why can't that be us this year?"'Kavanaugh shared.
Both have actually reached this factor by winning video games against preferred opponents. Dayton tumbled Ohio State and Syracuse. Stanford handicapped New Mexico and Kansas.
Now they enjoy the 2nd weekend break of the event and prepared to show the early upsets were no fluke.
Stanford ahead Josh Huestis shares his group has never ever considered itself a slim chance. The Cardinal have had lots of big wins this period - even just before the NCAA competition - beating teams like UConn, Oregon and UCLA throughout the regular season.
" Coach (Johnny Dawkins) constantly tells us that there are simply a handful of teams that come into this tournament assuming they have an opportunity to win," Huestis stated." The rest of them are simply happy to be right here. We pride ourselves on being a team that believes we can win this whole thing.".
Stanford absolutely looked capable when it stunned Kansas last weekend break. The Cardinal protection held the Jayhawks' fresher phenom Andrew Wiggins to just 4 points on 1 of 6 shooting.
Dawkins said the postseason has highlighted the very best in his pro team, which begins 3 juniors and 2 elders.
" Exactly what we have actually done very well the last many games is we defended at a high, higher level every belongings," Dawkins mentioned." We constantly talk about the importance of protecting every possession. It's one point to claim that - it's another thing to head out and execute it.".
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Dayton wants to use its deep bench to fag out Stanford. Flyers' train Archie Miller utilizes an 11-man rotation to keep players fresh for the group's aggressive defense, which surrounded Ohio State and Syracuse throughout the opening weekend.
Dayton's well balanced crime is led by 6-4 guard Jordan Sibert, that is averaging 13.1 points and shooting virtually 51 percent in March. However the Flyers' production is liable to come from anywhere - 11 different players have racked up in dual figures this period.
Stanford is heavily reliant on just a six-man rotation. Chasson Randle, the Cardinal's star 6-foot-2 guard who scored 23 points versus New Mexico and 13 versus Kansas, has actually played all 40 minutes in both games.
But Miller stated NCAA event video games - with their constant TV timeouts - would certainly alleviate considerably of that advantage.
" I'm unsure if depth's really an issue," Miller stated." I believe, when you acquire late in the year, you're fresh. You're not discussing it a great deal. When you're on this stage, it is adrenaline.".
Stanford's major benefit over Dayton is its size. Of the Cardinal's six most-used players, 5 of them stand at least 6-6 and 3 are 6-10 or taller. Miller recognized Stanford would present some competition troubles, yet was confident his team could handle it.
Dayton is the Atlantic 10's lone rep in the Sweet 16 after 6 groups got a tournament quote. The Leaflets have gained 12 of their last 14 games.
" Ohio State was big. Syracuse was actually large," Miller mentioned." We have actually played Gonzaga and Cal and Baylor. They were big. It's not definitely concerning betting huge people. It has to do with executing your system against the different styles you bet.".
