Know Your Opponent: Providence Friars edition

1. Deonta Vaughn needs to be more involved in the offense. He had 12 against Louisville, but he only made 4 shots. We need active Deonta.
2. Lance Stephenson can’t disappear. Lance was the best player in America the first 6 minutes of the Louisville game, and then he was a ghost the second half. I don’t know if the Cards got in Lance’s shorts and didn’t let him score, or if Lance has ankle problems still or what. The Bearcats need their star to be their star, or they are going to end up with more Ls.
3. The point guards need to play well. Providence doesn’t force many turnovers, but they get quite a few steals. Jaquon Parker looked like the Louisville press got to him halfway through the first half, and didn’t have much of the confidence that he showed against South Florida. Cashmere Wright scored well against Louisville, and I would like to see him come back strong again. Dion Dixon was shaky Sunday, but my best friend needs to bounce back. He had a horrible 2 minutes that might have cost UC the game. Let’s see #3 do something big. 

The Bearcats can’t really afford to lose home games if they are going to lose every Big East road game. The Friars are looking to make a run towards the top 6. I think this game is going to be tight, until the end.