Tennessee held KU to 0.747 points per possession. Third-lowest efficiency in Bill Self era. Two lowest were Arizona in Maui in 2005 (nightmare game for Mario Chalmers) and Kentucky in 2014 Champions Classic (Bill Self vodka game).
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Probably worse than that tbh. They were worse than that last year prior to going on the run in the tournament. Completely overranked. As are we right now.
Also need to find the 5 who can finish drop offs. One issue with KJ Adams is he's drawing fouls but that's like a turnover because he's such a bad free throw shooter.
The problem with not having a legitimate scoring big and/or enough spacing with shooters (KJ in particular is always lurking around the key but still doesn't have to be defended). All defenders head towards Wilson.
Many have been saying this is going to be an issue eventually. Screenshots clearly illustrate it here. [Reply]
Congratulations. A very prestigious moment for your program.
In all seriousness, you don’t need to keep up your confusing ****-riding of other schools in your conference. You seem to have found a real coach, could be a fun matchup in a couple weeks. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Many have been saying this is going to be an issue eventually. Screenshots clearly illustrate it here.
KJ Adams can't play this much if they're going to be a contender, that's been obvious. But will Self actually trust those young bigs with PT at the rate they make mistakes on the floor? We'll see. [Reply]
I don't think Bill would ever admit it, but I wonder if a tiny, tiny part of him missed not seeing Remy Martin's gigantic smile waiting for him on the bench when everything was going wrong today.
We lose like this against Creighton and likely lose the lead and the game against North Carolina without Remy inventing shots out of thin air last year. It was rare for Self to have a guy like that, and if a consistent big doesn't emerge he might need another.
Dick might rise to the occasion there, time will tell. [Reply]
Why is most in here Panic mode? Self will figure out how to utilize what we have. It’ll be different for sure. In Bill we trust.
I remember many a highly touted shooter prospect come in and play like shit at first. Dick will figure it out. Going to be up to Self how to handle his inability to play defense. But, I’m sure they already knew this. [Reply]
