It's Game Day, Ladies and Gentlemen

[jhawks99]

It's GameDay

[AlOerter]

Oh yeah! Wait, that would be the Kool-aid Man. Rock Chalk!

[ousdahl]

BUMP

[Back2Lawrence]

After we beat Kentucky, I hope Self goes to the presser and says, "yeah, if we played them 2-3 times a year, just think how many more wins than them we'd have all-time".

But that won't happen.

[Shirley]

After we beat Kentucky, I hope Self goes to the presser and says, "yeah, if we played them 2-3 times a year, just think how many more wins than them we'd have all-time".

But that won't happen.

^^^

That would be great!

(Hope I can stay awake until the end of the game.)

[TDub]

let's find out which team is real.

The team that played ft hays state. Or the team that dunked all over Manhattan.

[twocoach]

Always a good day to beat Kentucky.

[InfiniteJ]

let's find out which team is real.

The team that played ft hays state. Or the team that dunked all over Manhattan.

Yeah, UK should be a decent measuring stick of sorts.

[twocoach]

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... s-kentucky

"How the Jayhawks will win: Kansas is playing with an offensive firepower that's unrivaled in college basketball thus far. The presence of Hunter Dickinson (19.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.5 BPG, 4-for-4 from 3 through two games) has created a spacing for Bill Self's offense that makes the Jayhawks a complicated matchup for any team in America. They've scored 188 points combined in their first two games. They'll face a young Kentucky team that might not be prepared for KU's offensive attack.

How the Jayhawks will lose: They can't handle the individual matchups they'll see in the game. Justin Edwards, D.J. Wagner and Rob Dillingham are all projected first-round picks in the 2024 NBA draft. And when John Calipari has elite playmakers, his teams are always dangerous. Through a pair of games, UK is rated as "excellent" against man-to-man defense on Synergy Sports. The Wildcats have the edge in NBA prospects in this game, and that could be a deciding factor Tuesday night.

How the Wildcats will win: Because of D.J. Wagner. The five-star freshman, who spent a chunk of his high school career ranked as the No. 1 prospect in his class, will be the key against a Kansas squad anchored by veteran guard Dajuan Harris Jr., who helped the team win the 2022 national title. Wagner has to match Harris' energy and his effort. He also has to control the pace of this game and avoid costly turnovers. The talent around him will take care of the rest.

How the Wildcats will lose: There aren't enough big bodies to throw at Dickinson. That has to be a concern as Kentucky prepares to face the 7-footer and Wooden Award contender. By adding big men Aaron Bradshaw, Ugonna Onyenso and Zvonimir Ivisic this offseason, Calipari expected to have the size for this kind of matchup. But all three players are expected to be unavailable on Tuesday. Bradshaw and Onyenso are dealing with injuries, and Ivisic's eligibility process is ongoing. Although 6-foot-9 West Virginia transfer Tre Mitchell will carry the load for the Wildcats in the paint, a lack of frontcourt depth could cause problems for Kentucky."

It's rare when KU has a size advantage on Kentucky. Should be interesting to see how they counter Dickinson. Maybe they drop a ton of double teams on him and he passes to Adams for a half dozen dunks. Can't wait to see if Harris and McCullar can frustrate their young guards in Wagner and Edwards.

[DCHawk1]

How the Jayhawks will lose: Deedrick will get his.

[Back2Lawrence]

let's find out which team is real.

The team that played ft hays state. Or the team that dunked all over Manhattan.

Yeah, UK should be a decent measuring stick of sorts.

It’s good to play a middling P5 team early in year to get a gauge

[TDub]

I hate zone..but I wonder if we will see some zone tonight. hide some of Hunters lack of athleticism...make their athletic drivers shoot from range.

[KUTradition]

let's find out which team is real.

The team that played ft hays state. Or the team that dunked all over Manhattan.

Yeah, UK should be a decent measuring stick of sorts.

It’s good to play a middling P5 team early in year to get a gauge

lol

[mjl2]

I hate zone..but I wonder if we will see some zone tonight. hide some of Hunters lack of athleticism...make their athletic drivers shoot from range.

I think if they did it'd be a triangle and two. You get to keep Juan and McCullar playing man, and dare Kentucky to shoot

[TDub]

I hate zone..but I wonder if we will see some zone tonight. hide some of Hunters lack of athleticism...make their athletic drivers shoot from range.

sure, that makes sense, let KJ roam and play passing lanes and Hunter as safety for dribble drive breakdowns

I think if they did it'd be a triangle and two. You get to keep Juan and McCullar playing man, and dare Kentucky to shoot

[jfish26]

I hate zone..but I wonder if we will see some zone tonight. hide some of Hunters lack of athleticism...make their athletic drivers shoot from range.

I think so, too, to keep Hunter out of foul trouble as much as anything else.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

I was talking Kansas Basketball with….
Sean Stewart’s Father.
Duke is staying at the Four Seasons in Chicago.
Fuck ‘em!

[Back2Lawrence]

I hate zone..but I wonder if we will see some zone tonight. hide some of Hunters lack of athleticism...make their athletic drivers shoot from range.

I think so, too, to keep Hunter out of foul trouble as much as anything else.

doesn't a player have to play defense, typically, to get in foul trouble?

[Cassandra]

Here comes the first real test.

[twocoach]

I hate zone..but I wonder if we will see some zone tonight. hide some of Hunters lack of athleticism...make their athletic drivers shoot from range.

I think so, too, to keep Hunter out of foul trouble as much as anything else.

doesn't a player have to play defense, typically, to get in foul trouble?

Nope. Sometimes just being big and slow is enough. Tonight will certainly be more of a real test of what kind of team we are when built around Dickinson.