**OFFICIAL KENTUCKY VS OAKLAND RD. 1 GAME THREAD**

[Girthang]

I asked Microsoft Copilot...

If a basketball player is hitting 3 pointers at will (7 for 13), what strategy should the opposing team employ?

To counter a basketball player who is successfully hitting 3-pointers, the opposing team could consider the following strategies:

Switch to a 2-3 Zone Defense: This can help disrupt the shooter’s rhythm and force them to take more contested shots1.
Employ the On-Off Technique: Within the zone defense, the bottom defender gets ON the shooter to heavily contest the shot, then bumps OFF once the initial shot is stopped, allowing the top defender to recover and defend1.
Extend the Defense: Use a one-two-two extended zone with taller players in high positions to defend against the 3-point shot, ensuring all shots are contested with both hands up2.
No-Help Defense: Assign the best defensive player to the 3-point shooter and do not provide help, making it difficult for the shooter to find open looks3.
These strategies can help reduce the effectiveness of a player who is proficient from beyond the arc. It’s important to adapt the defense to the flow of the game and the specific strengths of the offensive player.

Use an AI to coach this team the rest of the way. Can't be doing worse than the guy making 9M.

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Why would you do that? I'm out

 

[FilsonCat]

Called it. Parade of fouls in favor of Oakland this half.

 

[ManitouDan]

4 team fouls in 3 minutes ?? bad D again

 

[jrpross]

4 fouls in 2 minutes. Looking good boys!

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Looked like that ball was coming down that Ugo blocked

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

Edwards and Wagner playing hot potato looks like the twins against Wisconsin.

 

[bbncal02]

Wrong people taking shots. Shocker.

 

[JFCats22]

Tre shooting threes. Awesome!

 

[ck-2]

He Cal, tell Mitchell to quit shooting threes.

 

[HenryMuto]

Why is Mitchell shooting 3s he has not hit a 3 in forever

 

[rick64]

Wrong guys are shooting 3s.

 

[SemperFiCat]

4 team fouls in 3 minutes ?? bad D again

4 fouls in 2 min

 

[Kentucky2022]

No offense on the floor again

 

[ThunderMash]

3/14 from three. What a bed shitting.

 

[fisherscatfan]

WHY IS TRE SHOOTING THREES!

 

[kywildcat41086]

Yes Tre is who we want to take the 3

 

[BBUK]

Dilly and Reed went Bowling....

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

Mitchell hasn’t hit a 3 in 2024.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Cal is effing retarded

 

[Roe07]

more DJ Wagner threes please

 

[ck-2]

Starters don’t matter.

 

[ManitouDan]

LOL Tre shooting threes

 

[UKUGA]

What, you don’t like the DJ three, here’s one from Mitchell?

 

[HenryMuto]

Wagner now for 3 come on WTF Reeves was open in the corner.

 

[shaudyshaud]

Cal is a ****ing joke

 

[fisherscatfan]

Cal and his idiotic lineups.

 

[jameslee32]

Ed AND 1!

 

[Kentucky2022]

Wagner and Mitchell shooting 3s we losing

 

[NociHTTP]

Our players are idiots. They fall for the dumbest pump fakes ever, 3 guys their and Kentucky tackles him because they fall for stupid ass pump fakes

Lack of accountability early in the season. Cal refused to build depth and sit guys when they refused to play defense.

 

[Pelosigalore]

Tre shooting tres

 

[JFCats22]

This is just laughably pathetic

 

[IFerg1969]

Jesus Christ, there's literally 1 guy on the floor that can score right now.

 

[Jakerz]

Mitchell and Edward’s shooting threes.

Neither should be in the game

 

[ghorn19]

"Wagner a deep three!"

Because why the %$#@ not?

 

[bbncal02]

There you go Edwards

 

[Lazlo7]

Wagner Mitchell and Edwards jacking up 3s digging a deeper hole. No one to blame but Cal

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Wagner and Tre taking threes. I'm calling it here.

 

[ck-2]

DJ and Tre will end this tournament whether it’s tonight or later.

 

[2Dope15]

Reeves was wide open and Wagner and Edwards is passing it back and forth

 

[LmdCat]

Twice Edwards looked at a wide open Reeves and reversed the ball to DJ. What the hell is wrong with these guys?