Well how's about that beat down! yay. Didn't get a chance to weigh in yesterday.
Pretty much everybody looked good. Funny, i was cussing at Trey for obviously searching for whatever shot he could get and not letting it come to him, then realized he had 30!!!! no clue. zzz.
Stokes lived up to the billing. Hope he can shoot like that every night! He was aggressive, in a good way. Didn't even seem fazed when that Kentucky douche stood over him. I would have come to his rescue as well. That tech foul or whatever was uncalled for. Protecting your player. Guys who do that (stand over you) deserve a beat down.
Blyden. Hmmm. Good and bad game? seemed involved and determined, but couldn't score worth a crap. I at first thought he would be a liability against a typical big Kentucky lineup, but noticed their counterpart was his size, and a transfer like him from a smaller school. Felt some relief then.
So the big vs small ball lineups ... i think Self has to play it by ear. Last night we got away with a smaller lineup because we had a sizeable lead. But that Kentucky 7-footer was scoring at will.
May not be able to allow that some nights. A counter 7-footer required.
Overall quite pleased with our performance, especially after the two exhibition losses to big name schools.
We were very confident last night.