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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I know KU can survive a bad shooting night because I've seen them do it many times... and stats-wise, they're in the top 10 of adjusted offense & defense in kenpom. Of course, they could shoot poorly and lose in the first weekend, but Self teams have also beaten teams like Southern Illinois and Davidson in the tournament before, and this year they've won games while shooting under 40% and shooting piss-poor from 3. Yes, depth is an issue... TRob and Taylor need to play well and stay on the floor, and they obviously can't rely on their bench that was like 390th in the country in points.
As far as MU being able to grind it out and win, like I said, I haven't watched enough to really know, but I haven't seen them do it.  |
The thing is....even when our best guy has bad nights, another can step up and fill in. We have Pressey, Dixon and English each step up when Denmon has a bad night. But how many 'bad" nights did he really have? Even on a night when he was still nursing a bad ankle he scored 15 on a good Baylor team...
They say when you get into the tourney it is the Senior leadership that carries a team when things are on the line. I would put our Senior group up against any in the land.