USA Today Poll March 2nd

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Originally Posted by petegz28

The fact you say KU let up and allowed MU to come back. That is an excuse. I know, in your mind it isn't somehow but that is the fact.

Eh... Kansas has done it all year. The reason Missouri didn't chip away at the lead yesterday was that Kansas didn't fall asleep like they normally do. It's not an excuse, it's "what Kansas does". Just like the game in Columbia... I know some said Kansas was just awful with all the turnovers, but in my mind 15 of them came from Kansas' average, and the extra 11 were from "what Mizzou does".

Correct me if I'm wrong, because I don't watch every Missouri game, but it seems to me like the biggest issue for Missouri is that they have to force turnovers, because they take some stupid shots on offense and they don't rebound. So, they can easily get into trouble if they aren't forcing turnovers, and they're SOL if they aren't forcing turnovers and the easy shots aren't falling (yesterday).

OTOH, Kansas can turn the ball over 15-17 times a game (20+ in the win @Lincoln) and still win the game, because they lead the league in defensive FG%, and they have an inside/outside threat on offense. They have a true inside threat, and they have a guard who can take over a game. One of their biggest faults is focus, along with turnovers.

Please add stuff as you see fit, but from this perspective, I can objectively see why someone would think Kansas is the better team (and the "scoreboard" argument only goes so far). That's not to say Kansas is better than everyone else in the nation or that they'll make the FF while Missouri loses in the first round. I just think Kansas has more things working for them. Missouri's thing is forcing turnovers, and from what I've seen they have to do that to be successful... Kansas has a better 3pt%, better FT%, better rebounding/inside presence, and they only have 1 conference loss despite leading the Big 12 in turnovers/game.