Not looking forward to this at all. I am because I'm a fan, but not because I'm a fan. Probably doesn't make sense.
It's so hard to win there. They have a great team. Great staff. Everything in line.
Cats by 90.
We've been playing in a lot of close games though. Statistically speaking, we have to lose one of them eventually where things don't go right.
And beyond that, I think KU is gassed. You could see it late in the 2nd half of the TT game. Shots were falling short, even FTs were falling short. They'd been in too many high intensity games and expended too much effort. Though they should have several days to rest, but Self tends to put his players right back in the grind when he should rest them.
Ultimately I think both teams come out hype and playing with a lot of effort, but I think KU is bound for an off game. Outside of Ochai, our other shooters have been in a slump lately. If that continues and Ochai has an off night, Kentucky will win. If Braun and Wilson are hitting their shots though, KU will win. I haven't watched you guys much this year, but defensively you've always been good at forcing us into shooting jump shots and taking away the lanes to drive, and our success against you has depended on whether we're hitting our jump shots. Tshiebwe may not be the typical 6'11" guy with long arms that protects the basket like UK usually has, but you still have a lot of length all over the court other than your midget PG. We struggle with length and our buttholes tend to pucker up when forced into shooting jump shots.
