If we lose to Auburn
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Never under estimate your opponent, Auburn is hot and it sickens me Okeke was injured.
Not going to happen so not worth discussing IMO.
97 Arizona. They beat Kansas, UNC, and Kentucky. They were all #1 seeds too. Were you TRYING to pour salt in my 22 year old wounds?
Okeke was their 3rd leading scorer, so they still have their 2 money guys and can stay hot and compete.
However, okeke was the most versatile of the 3 and made them a little tougher to defend if all 3 are on. Without him, they are like Wofford or Florida.
We play well against teams that we can focus on shutting down one thing. It’s the balanced teams that get us sometimes.
Take care of the ball + Rebound = win.
However, okeke was the most versatile of the 3 and made them a little tougher to defend if all 3 are on. Without him, they are like Wofford or Florida.
We play well against teams that we can focus on shutting down one thing. It’s the balanced teams that get us sometimes.
Take care of the ball + Rebound = win.
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Auburn is the hottest team in college basketball right now. If they are shooting threes like they did in the second half and like they did against North Carolina they can beat anybody including Kentucky and Duke.
Losing Okeke may slow them down, but it may also motivate them. Beating a team three times in a year is tough. Kentucky will have its hands full. To think otherwise is to be whistling through the graveyard.
Losing Okeke may slow them down, but it may also motivate them. Beating a team three times in a year is tough. Kentucky will have its hands full. To think otherwise is to be whistling through the graveyard.
One thing is for sure, the Cats are going to be in another war.
I think Auburn is going to have their hands full Sunday afternoon with the Wildcats.
Damn Nazr couldn't make a freebie in OT to save his life
Good post. I mean the closest player in comparison is PJ. Okeke was the guy they could give the ball to under the free throw line and get you a bucket. Huge defense of presence. He was a huge part of that run against unc. He would have came close to canceling out PJ and now they will have to rely on a bench player to fill that spot.
We HAVE to stop the drive. They were blowing right past unc players and it was leading to open looks. I look for EJ and Richards to have a big defensive night off the bench rotating on defense for off side blocks.
While I’m not happy Okeke went down, it does favor Kentucky. I would not be confident at all if the roles were reversed and PJ was out.
This will be more like 98 Utah who had a run beating Arizona (defending champs) and UNC before falling ti UK.
Have actually read where the team that has beaten another twice in the same season wins the 3rd matchup the vast majority of the time. Another poster referenced he heard a stat like 72%.
So, it's actually more difficult to beat a team who has beaten you twice already.
Okeke will motivate them, but motivation doesn't equate to more height, physicality, and rebounding.
He said "bluebloods", so Indiana doesn't count.
I didn't know that stat. The thing i remember is that in 1986, Kentucky had beaten LSU and Dale Brown three times and lost to them the fourth time in the NCAA tournament.
UConn was and is a one hit wonder. Now they're back in the toilet where they belong. And IU? It's not 1987, bud.
Psshh we got a date with Virginia and then the duke Gonzaga winner book it
Not worried much about tomorrow UK defends a lot better than unc
Not worried much about tomorrow UK defends a lot better than unc
They will not be hitting all those 3s against our defense. My biggest worry is turn overs. We take care of the ball we win,
I think it will be a tough game all the way around, beating a team of Auburn's caliber three times isn't going to be easy, but on the on the other hand, losing their best inside presence will allow us to focus more on shutting down the perimeter. We should win the paint and the boards easily but you never know what is going to happen this time of year. Is PJ up to playing again? What is the emotional state of the Auburn players, did the loss of their teammate hurt or motivate them? So many questions, emotions...etc. March Madness!
At least after the first close win we had a game plan that allowed us an easy win the second time. Just think if we had played them in the SEC tourney and beaten them a third time, I would really been scared about tomorrow.
Please no, I live in Alabama and my AU friends will be texting me with pictures of Toomers Corner being rolled and talking BS until next year. Funny Bama and AU fans say they do not care about basketball until they have a good team then they never shut up.
What if they beat us, UVA, then Duke on top of it? Best tourney run ever?
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