I'm still pretty much shocked by last night, but in a good way. I knew we were good with a full compliment of players, but I didn't expect KU to react or not react in the way they did.
KU just didn't match the toughness and intensity. Its one of those things that happen and KU will learn from it. Sounds like Self was trying to instill more of it but wasn't where he wanted it.
Let's be honest...Kentucky has the more talented and athletic roster. It is what it is. Self has beaten plenty of teams with superior talent/athleticism over the years, but on a night like that when everything's falling, good luck.
KU has one McD's AA and he's an unreliable stiff with stone hands who managed to regress this year. The rest are mostly fringe top 100 players with decent athleticism at best. Remy Martin has been disappointing, although partly due to injury. Agbaji is great, but as we saw last night, if you devote a lot of attention to him and he has an off night, they can labor to score consistently.
The NCAA cloud has had a huge impact on recruiting for years now. With solid coaching, they've managed to stay relevant and even managed to have the best team in the country in 2020. But it's started to catch up to them the last two years. That said, they still have a chance to win a really good league and earn a high seed. But it's not a vintage KU roster.