Thoughts about the hardwood version of "The Game"...

Tigers win! Haven't since January 27, 2006, but this is the year. Trinity can't focus on one player for X because all are scorers. Rocks have been able to do that in the past and just out play the Tigers. This year it is not the same style of play for either team. Prediction: 67-63 Tiger Victory.

Trinity's going to need to grind out a huge defensive effort here. Keeping someone glued to Shaw and making sure they battle with Kiesler are the keys.

 

Trinity obviously doesn't have the same interior presence they did last year but I trust Szabo to put together an effective defensive strategy.

 

Shamrocks 61

Tigers 57

Also Trinity has sent a scout to every single St. X game so obviously they are worried about the Tigers this year...

I say T wins, 55-49.

I have not seen an X game but have read about their outcomes and looked at box scores. It appears that this year X is able to hang with teams that are a little bit more athletic, as oppose to last year. I think it will be a closer game than last years two games, as I think T will have a more difficult time handling X's inside game. But at the end of the day T has James Quick, and he is like Brian Brohm, whenever he plays against X in anything he always seems to come out on top.

 

It will be a good game but it hurts me to say this, but I think the rocks win...61-53.