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Originally Posted by RyFo18
Yes. I've also seen a lot of Michigan games. They don't score a lot of points in the paint. They hit the shots that W. Kentucky was clanking tonight though. Michigan has the best backcourt in the nation. So Withey is not going to be a factor on defense. And I don't trust McLemore/Elijah. Do you? Sure they could come out and play out of their minds, but the odds are against that. KU matches up horribly against Michigan.
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KU shoots 53.9% eFG (ranked 26), and limits opponents to 41.3% eFG (ranked 1). KU's 3 pt defense is ranked 25th, and its 2 pt defense is ranked 1st. Michigan shoots 54.6% eFG (ranked 13), and limits opponents to . . . well, doesn't limit them much -- 47.9 (ranked 143). Michigan's 3 pt eFG is ranked 30th and their 2 pt eFG is ranked 10. KU defends both better than that.
It's not a bad matchup at all. It basically comes down to Michigan being a jump shooting team with no inside presence at all that doesn't rebound or go to the line. They don't turn people over (good news for EJ and Tharpe) and they will have NO ONE to stop Withey. So as much as he may be a "non-factor" on defense, he would most definitely NOT be a "non-factor" on offense.
This doesn't matter right now, though. Both teams still have to win the games in front of them.