A Valley view
This is the scouting report on Mississippi Valley State given to me by Grambling State assistant coach Kenny Sykes earlier today:
“They’re not a fast-breaking team. They’re going to take their time getting it up the floor. They’re patient. They like to get to the hole. They’ve got a pretty decent big fellow inside, pretty athletic. He’s got good size, can shoot the jumper, block shots.’
“They’re poised. They got a good seed in the tournament and played the best basketball down the stretch.
“They need to control the tempo. If they play their style of ball, they could be close in the last 10 minutes. If they get a chance to fastbreak, they will run up and down the floor.’’
They sound more formidable than Duke. Maybe the selection committee got the seeding wrong.
Any chance Lou Holtz could give the team a pep talk before the game?