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Re: Game 33: NCAA First Round – SBU v. Kentucky
« on: March 14, 2016, 11:09:02 am »
Kentucky's back-court is scary good. Walker is going to be on Murray all day long which is our best chance to contain him. Briscoe and Ullis are going to be really tough to contain- I'd stick Puriefoy on Ullis and may need to gamble with Woodhouse on Briscoe. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a lot of Nyama on the floor when Briscoe is on the floor- Briscoe is so quick getting to the hoop.

Warney is way more refined in the post than the UK players and has the potential to have a big game. However he does struggle a bit against the bigger guys though he did well against Vandy (Jones is gonna be a 1st rounder from there). I'm really intrigued for Jameel because this game could really solidify him on the NBA radar- he'll be a Dejuan Blair and maybe even Paul Millsap type of player in the NBA IMHO. Guys like him are chronically underrated in the pros.

Overall, a lot of things need to go right for us to win:
1. Contain Ullis- he's an amazing player and we need to play lock down defense
2. Prevent too much penetration from Briscoe- great player but his perimeter shooting is still a work in progress
3. Don't allow too many offensive rebounds
4. Get to the FT line and hit the free throws
5. Don't try to run with UK- they're just more athletic than us (as expected)

I expect a 15-20 point loss, anything less than that will be something to be proud about. I'm picking UK in my bracket but would love to be wrong!