that's why I don't put too much into those summer games. Duke and UK will both be great but a good D2 team is probably going to beat those teams from the summer as well. Ku won 79-52 against Washburn. Washburn historically has been good but they are down this year. Like toonces said, we should dhave trounced them but Coach Self is running a bunch of people into the games and trying to get the feel for what he has. Dok was more of a factor, but KU still trying to figure out our back court. sucks we don't have a tune up game before Michigan State. If we come out flat we could lose that game.Kentucky looks like a different team from the one in the Bahamas. Weird cuz anyone that’s seen them in practice has raved.
IUP is supposed to be a good D2 team. But I would think/hope a legit title contender wouldn’t be struggling like this.
Same here. On paper we look solid. But all it takes is a solid beating in this first game and we will be thinking oh shit
Thats b/c in games like these, opposed to summer games, you are playing teams who have structure. Played together for 2, 3 or 4 years. Have a system. Are well coaches. Indian(PA) is a solid, D2 team. Returned everyone off a 22-8 team. And have legit D1 kid in Diaz. UK learned more about themselves tonight then any game played in the Bahama's.Kentucky looks like a different team from the one in the Bahamas. Weird cuz anyone that’s seen them in practice has raved.
IUP is supposed to be a good D2 team. But I would think/hope a legit title contender wouldn’t be struggling like this.
The same Mega Bemax team UK crushed 100-64 beat Michigan by 8 less than 2 weeks later.
Games in the Bahama's vs the college game, i.e. how IUP played, is totally different. The style in the bahama's fed right into the hands of a team like UK. Plus Herro made every shot he took. In other words, the play in the Bahama's wasn't conducive of how college game is played. Basically pick-up style games.
Because Michigan and UK have different personnel. That type of style(open gym, up and down the floor, run and gun) fits a team like UK better than a team like Michigan. There was no structure. Just athletes running up and down the floor. Talent won out. Tonight though, you saw what a "structured" game can do. It can somewhat neutralize the discrepancy in talent. Yes, Michigan is talented. But they're not UK talented. It's why that type of play in the Bahama's greatly favored UK.
Cats need to lock down on D. I have a feeling the UK/Duke game is going to be a total failure on both ends as far as defense goes.
I look for a sloppy game. A ton of highlights, and WOW moments. But overall, sloppy. But make no mistake, both come March will be really good. I like UK in this due to having some experience. But even then, Duke is talented enough to win. No doubt there.
UK needs to lockup straight line drives. Duke will put on a show if we don't.
Michigan got beat by a shit team (Bemax) in exhibition too.
Why? Both have two Final Fours. Huggins has 800+ wins....JB 700+. Hugs has won 66% of his games at WVU...JB 63% at Michigan. I mean, where's the huge difference?
