focus on Salim Stoudamire and Afflalo's responsibility to guard him. with the way stoudamire's been playing, this no doubt will be a key matchup. but just as important, (like every game) an important factor will be how much of an inside presence our big men will provide.

gosh, it wasn't so long ago that this was THE game in the Pac-10. oh well, i hope it's just a matter of time (maybe a year?) that we return to the highest echelon of the conference.

Here are the previews:

LA Times
Daily News
Daily Breeze

And an article from the OC Register, that has a section comparing Salim Stoudamire with JJ Redick:

Redick has hit 42.2 percent (129 of 306) of his field goals and 42.3 percent (77 of 182) of his three-point attempts. Stoudamire has hit 53.0 percent (132 of 249) of his field goals and 55.3 percent (73 of 132) of his three-point attempts.

To get his field-goal percentage to 52.9, Redick would have to hit his next 70 shots.

Why oh why, ESPN and Dick Vitale in particular, do you insist on propping up Redick as the best shooter in the country when at least one person is shooting over TEN percent better than he is (from both the field and behind the arc)? I understand that these are just numbers, but they're not even close. And is it just me, or in terms of NBA prospects, doesn't Redick have Trajan Langdon written all over him?