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Personally, I don't think anyone can be "well suited" for defending the screens that are set for Curry. His shot is so quick, that even the best defenders alone can't make up for the small amount of room needed for him to get a quality shot off. Georgetown had several guys watching and helping to contain Curry for much of the game, and still could not contain him.
With all the attention being paid to Curry, Jason Richards was then able to take his man off the dribble on many occassions resulting in many reach in fouls or baskets for Richards. Bluntly, I'm saying that Curry is going to get his shots and score some points, or someone else will because of all the pressure he's taking off, that's inevitable.
Where I think Wisconsin has the ability to take control would be to slow the game down like they usually do and limit Davidson's opportunities. Wisconsin is big enough to take it inside on Davidson and score consistently. If Davidson is cold early on like they were in the Georgetown game, that could mean another big deficit. Limiting the amount of possessions they have in the second half would then probably put the game away. The only way to do that is to limit the number of turnovers, which is what killed Georgetown.
If Wisconsin can execute like that, then I feel my Wildcats are in trouble. My hope is Davidson comes out pushing the ball into Lovedale down low in hopes of drawing some quick fouls like they did with Hibbert. If Wisconsin's big men start to get timid, that changes everything. Also, if other players in addition to Curry start hitting some shots (Paulus-Gosselin, Lovedale, and Archambault all had good looks and couldn't knock em down), Wisconsin is not necessarily a team that is used to scoring a lot to keep pace.
Should be a fun game.
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