Coach Nelson breaks down Final Four

Title: Coach Nelson breaks down Final Four

Published: Fri, 3 Apr 2009

Description: (NECN) - The end of March Madness is upon us. The Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament tips off Saturday night. Do you have a rooting interest in who takes the cake at the Big Dance? If so, Adam Nelson, head coach and ass...

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" Well the end of March Madness is almost here we're in April now. The final for the men's basketball tournament tips off tomorrow night so who's gonna take at all Adam Nelson head coach -- assistant athletic director at Suffolk University joins us with -- has been with us throughout the tournament good to have you back thankfully it now that he -- you were good enough to stick your -- out in the -- just went really quickly show and I. This is you have a final four you had Louisville and North Carolina and he also had pit in Memphis OK but a lot of them don't I. Yeah well and a lot of people even get one who I think was a much more difficult year than last year -- So let's let's break down each game the one I think that most people in New England might be interest in will be the first game tomorrow night that UConn versus Michigan State so do you think UConn despite the loss of that very declare early on it is is going to beat Michigan State you know I think. They've got a shot."

" You can't complain really well right now and I think the thing it's helped UConn the most. You know we've talked on -- about she simply count how good he is inside and he is Jeff Adrien AJ price our talented. But the thing you can't right now Stanley Robinson and Campbell walker really stepped it up Stanley Robinson 69 athletic inside. Can can really change game -- Campbell walker freshman point guard prince and then New York City swagger he's helped them tremendously I think if Robinson and walker. Stepped back like to have that they're under really dangerous there yet and have a mission is thickening knock off the big powerhouse team you don't look at. Big Michigan State not people talked about them coming in the -- and I don't know why they're number two seed. What Michigan State does better than anybody else probably a country's defend. To hold opponents to 62 points a game. They've got Travis Walton whose defensive player of the year in the Big Ten. Not to mention Kalin Lucas to play the gonna take ten but but the stat that there really sticks out there 28 -- Michigan State in in games where they hold their opponents to seventy points or less so I think that's the number look at they -- if they can really. If and you kind of keeping a seven year alas I think McCain's face had a chance to win this game we victory used to like you just like -- again just I think the way around -- and walker planned to be. It was funny debate didn't block a shot last came easily to any block shots internment -- changes the game you know people still know he's there makes people need played differently -- I would give UConn image here. -- late game the elite team North Carolina. Who do how do you like your chances much talent. So mean that they're scored ninety points a game Ty Lawson their point guard I just think -- is so but he's really stepped up his game he's got two turnovers the entire time. You know here's an as a point guard shooting 54% from the field he's making almost half -- forty ninth for one want from three and he you know he just makes and I'll. I'm thinking you know that a lot of talk about him about North Carolina has been lost in this tournament pistol dot Tyler Hansbrough. Who's averaging 21 -- he's terrific inside not Thomas takes up a lot of space inside -- Wayne Ellington Danny Green or shooters they've got so many weapons North Carolina I just think they're they're so hard to beat."

" And there are franchise sort of a school that it's being here they're used to this they're kind of like duke community thirteen that that belongs there and they know -- wrong."

" They do they know it's -- with -- all these teams in there not be all for these teams have won a national championship. You know three at home that's true that it took them North Carolina -- state of one national championships in the decade you know so this is this is really up powerhouse final floor."

" Is -- real quick do we have video doing the Villanova do you view I mean there haven't been at it in a while and I'll bring."

" They're tough they're scrappy. You don't Scottie Reynolds you know made a shot at the end of the pitch he's terrific. Dante Cunningham isn't really skilled inside. But probably went on Albany got under estimated the whole time may I just I don't have enough weapons to stay would live up North Carolina I don't know they can school in North Carolina north Carolina's going to score. Not Scottie Reynolds while it got my shot at the end you know he's actually thirteen for 45 from the floor in this tournament he struggled a little bit. I'm still Nixon goes I don't know I still give the edge here to North Carolina. The owner of a scrappy but I don't know OK I didn't go out and I'm nearly one. And headed right to the airport in the studio something excited to get out there go to the two -- because -- Through Monday I will stay the Monday night you know we've got the yet national association of basketball coaches that's a convention that takes place every year during the final four somebody out there for the convention and also be epic games have fun at the games really North Carolina briefly but -- gonna -- you -- My eight year old son AJ. Take you come from the start us off I bet UConn. -- got -- age I gotta go UConn I do you think UConn has -- Adam Nelson from Suffolk university of great time thanks for being here thanks Mike."

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