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Tuesday Dec 10 games involving top 25 teams

Really intrigued by this Arkansas-Michigan game coming up.

If Arkansas loses they won’t have a Q1 or Q2 win in the whole non-conference. Michigan is a very solid team of guys that aren’t stars but you’ll remember from the rest of college basketball the last few years.
 
Another Cal team that cant/wont defend the three
They won’t shoot them either. When will he figure out that you need skilled players especially big men to drag guys out of the post. If they have to rely on Thiero getting hard 2’s all season it won’t work. I would zone Arkansas all night and double everytime Adou catches or deny him the ball. Make someone else score.
 
Wagner is terrible. I mean I figured he would figure it out at some point but man.

He just doesn’t have it. Like so many Cal guys, he simply out-athleted his HS competition. Now that he can’t do that anymore, there is no foundation of basketball skills to fall back on. I kind of feel bad for the kid because I do think he’s a fine young man. He never seemed like the brightest bulb, but he was very respectful and polite, and represented UK well off the court.
 
Arkansas took the brunt and weathered that Michigan storm well. They are chipping away.

This is the first Arkansas game I've watched. Is Wagner always invisible?
 
Arkansas with a decent comeback. Cal teams get behind, come back and then choke. Look for same n 2nd half.
 
Interesting that the frenetic pace seems to significantly favor Arkansas right now. Both teams play pretty fast.
 
We are the better team over Arky but I do have slight concern of staying in front of Wagner/Fland if we play straight up m2m. May be a game were we go zone, and/or play under every screen when we are man, clog driving lanes, and dare them to shoot.

I trust Pope to know what we all know after watching Cal teams for 15 years…they haven’t prepped for a zone defense and don’t know what to do when teams sag and take the drive away
 
We are the better team over Arky but I do have slight concern of staying in front of Wagner/Fland if we play straight up m2m. May be a game were we go zone, and/or play under every screen when we are man, clog driving lanes, and dare them to shoot.

I trust Pope to know what we all know after watching Cal teams for 15 years…they haven’t prepped for a zone defense and don’t know what to do when teams sag and take the drive away
Man. With Butler and Oweh? Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t share the concern. Maybe if there’s foul trouble or injury.
 
I only started watching this in 2nd half but all the former UK players and Aidoo and Fland look great. Davis is the only one that doesn’t look good
 
He just doesn’t have it. Like so many Cal guys, he simply out-athleted his HS competition. Now that he can’t do that anymore, there is no foundation of basketball skills to fall back on. I kind of feel bad for the kid because I do think he’s a fine young man. He never seemed like the brightest bulb, but he was very respectful and polite, and represented UK well off the court.
You shouldn’t have said this. Now he can’t miss.
 
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