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What will be your teams down fall minus injuries, if they fall?

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Tennessee will fall with a less than stellar defensive performance and failure to adjust. Vandy made us look pretty pedestrian with their cuts to the basket and kick outs. Tennessee does not have the talent to win a shooting clinic. Other than that, a really great team like Duke, Virginia, or Gonzaga could beat UT just playing great, even if UT played great, but UT could win in that scenario too.

How about your team?

* Poster that thinks Barrett being booted would help Duke, please don't respond.
 
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Lack of a rim protector on defense for UK. Rebounding, shooting, perimeter defense, all look to be strengths for Kentucky at this point. I think unless Nick Richards improves significantly, we won't have a presence in the paint to block and alter shots. Could hurt us against teams with size and good guards.
 
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della said:
* Poster that thinks Barrett being booted would help Duke, please don't respond.
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Haha!

For Duke, the downfall is obvious. Perimeter shooting. From the foul line (including foul shots) out beyond the arc. I am hoping that they get just a little better because I think that is all they need. Just a threat of being able to knock them down will open the floor for the relentless attackers in Williamson and Barrett. Sadly right now one of Duke's 3 best shooters, Jack White, can't hit water from a boat. I wish Joey Baker was not going to red shirt, Duke could really have used his shooting.
 
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Depth and a solid back up point for cc when he runs out of stamina. Perry hasn’t been a formidable second option.
 
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3 point shooting......in addition to no rim protection and lack of killer instinct.
 
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Bad PnR defense and foul trouble.

One thing UK has to get a handle on is switching on the perimeter. Seems like every team we play nowadays has a plan to draw Reid Travis out from the block and take him off the dribble. It’s a pretty high percentage play.
 
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UNC
1. Lazy on defense
2. Poor floor spacing
3. Shitty ball movement
4. Too many turnovers
5. Cold night shooting
6. Lack of interior defense/ rim protection
7. Struggle getting points in the paint
8. Struggle to get out on shooters
There's more
 
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Incompetent coach, bad bench, too many turnovers, not playing defense, cold shooting, Garza or Cook getting in foul trouble, etc
 
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iowahawkeyes69 said:
Incompetent coach, bad bench, too many turnovers, not playing defense, cold shooting, Garza or Cook getting in foul trouble, etc
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That sounds like a multi headed dragon.
 
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j-doolsheels said:
UNC
1. Lazy on defense
2. Poor floor spacing
3. Shitty ball movement
4. Too many turnovers
5. Cold night shooting
6. Lack of interior defense/ rim protection
7. Struggle getting points in the paint
8. Struggle to get out on shooters
There's more
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Hey you still have little he was ranked ahead of Zion so you have that going for you
 
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Wall2Boogie said:
Lol, yeah right. Especially at duke. Refs are afraid to get docked in pay for daring to call anything against duke
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I don't know, we did play a team this year that got 38 free throws on a neutral court.
 
della said:
Tennessee will fall with a less than stellar defensive performance and failure to adjust. Vandy made us look pretty pedestrian with their cuts to the basket and kick outs. Tennessee does not have the talent to win a shooting clinic. Other than that, a really great team like Duke, Virginia, or Gonzaga could beat UT just playing great, even if UT played great, but UT could win in that scenario too.

How about your team?

* Poster that thinks Barrett being booted would help Duke, please don't respond.
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For KU it will losing Lawson to fouls and Grimes not growing into the college game as a scorer.
 
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Not having EJ and especially Richards, living up to their capabilities. Nick can do things Travis can't. Both are rim protectors. Without them we're pretty good, but with them achieving we're better than good.
 
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High turnover rate and lack of a killer instinct. 15-20 point leads don’t mean much to KU this season. If there is a way to lose a large lead in a hurry, KU will find a way to make it happen.
 
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CB3UK said:
Even poorer than before. Do better.
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When you have to try to judge when you're in the middle of the game, you have already lost.:D

Still, knucklehead...
 
Injuries have already been a crushing blow to us, but if we were to get healthy I would say lack of perimeter shooting and sending opponents to the foul line too much.
 
The sooner Tennessee loses especially in the tournament the better, then the op and her minions will disappear
 
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