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Originally Posted by Buehler445
Interesting watching KSU and Dook in person. Not that you guys care but here is a hawk fan review of the game.
I think this team looks very very good. Defensively KSU is outstanding. They defend hard all the time. If they don't, they get to sit by the large angry man. This is the backbone of the team and what it will rely on to win. Maybe the best part of their game is their efficiency in turning good defense into transition.
Offensively, when they run it looks really good. Unfortunately they don't use it enough. They keep forcing stuff, but that has been their mantra for years, but candidly, the offense looks as good as it ever has. Everybody is scoring, they're getting it in low. Offense will be OK if they go to it when they bog down like they do.
Pullen is the man, as expected. Kelley will be good when he gets up to speed. That white kid (I didn't get a program and I can't remember his name, you know who I'm talking about) is a really nice player. Everybody has hustle to spare and lots of talent on the floor all the time. They'll be tough to beat. Their weakness is fouls, forcing, and relying on athletic ability to make up for mistakes.
Duke is pretty much the opposite. They are all about discipline and execution. KSU looked like one hell of a lot better than Duke did, but we'll see how they fare against each other. Pullen should get his, and KSU should have a major advantage inside and I think I heard their PG (Irvin I think) is a frosh. Ought to be a good game but I really think KSU wins unless the refs are on the Duke payroll (they were shitterrible tonight).
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I saw it quite differently. KSU will rely on Pullen/Sprads/Gruds and the three ball. Until Fredo get some real legs under him the inside game is non existent. I had great seats last night and Frank constantly ran sets for Wally and JAMSAM. But they never got the ball in the proper position. Always a few to far out. Frank was telling them to hold off the defender low and keep that good position. Many times, the entry angle was poor also.
The whole "Duke and the refs" statement is ridiculous from KU fans. Duke plays great defense. They play hard and it's easy to see why they are everybody's favorite to make it back to the FF. They have great guards and great big men who can flash outside and drop the 3.
And if you think KSU has an inside advantage, I'd like to know where you see the advantage.
Plumlee and Singler have more inside game in their pinky than anybody that KSU has. Duke should be a heavy favorite. And Jake may get his but as of now his scoring will be difficult as he is also the PG. He has to make the team go and carry the load. Difficult task. Maybe Spradling will hit a few again to take the pressure off.