by balla45 » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:41 pm
Tougher to defend does not really mean tougher to defeat. There is a reason West Fargo won the EDC tournament. In my opinion, them, along with Wahpeton, have consistently been the best defensive teams in the EDC this year. Davies, Red River, and Shanley all play an uptempo style, so if you can score with them, you will stay in the game. West Fargo looks to stop you from scoring, rather than simply outscoring you.
I would think Saint Mary's would be confident enterting the state tournament with an 11 game win steak and a 16 point win over Shanley already under their belts.
I see Red River - Century as a toss up. Rudolph is almost unguardable in the WDA, so it will be interesting to see if Hoplin's size will bother him.
Mandan - Davies should be interesting. I am curious to see what pace this game is played at. Possession basketball definitely favors Mandan, while uptempo basketball favors Davies. Curious to see if Davies is able to contain Collins at all.
West Fargo - Bismarck is a pure toss up in my opinion. Both of the teams have a very similar defense first style with a lot of good athletes.
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