The Also Ran Game
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Bye byeeeee K
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Ding Dong the wicked rat is dead…
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@Kcmatt7 unc by far
Hobbled bacot vs Dave yes please
Wilson vs manek - gotta run him off the line Manek hits with a hand in his face
Och vs love 1 nba matchup
Black vs Braun - who is better may determine this
Harris - Davis - can Harris lockdown rj who’s been awesome all tourney
Let’s do this it’s our year!!!
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Congrats, Tarheels. Now we’re going to kick your ass…
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Time to unretire to try again for the perfect narrative K
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I did NOT expect that. Kinda wish it was us to give K his farewell loss.
But just kinda.
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Hey I like Hubert Davis, glad for him.
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DOWN GOES THE DRAGON HES BEEN SLAYED
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Hope it doesn’t turn out to be a…Manek Monday. (Rimshot)
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Interesting stat that I hadn’t thought about. Since we last won in 2008, the rest of the teams in final four this year have one TWO apiece.
We are SOOOO due.
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@nwhawkfan said in The Also Ran Game:
I did NOT expect that. Kinda wish it was us to give K his farewell loss.
But just kinda.
If anyone deserved it, it was UNC fans for having to put up with him for so long. It was fitting
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Bye K
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Early betting line so far: KU -3.5
O/U 150.5
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@DanR I put that on the other thread, but I heard that comment too!
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I wonder what the data is on rookie coaches in national championship games?
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Jalen has to step up.
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@tulsajhwk Remy too.
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Rah rah car Lina Lina rah rah car Lina Lina GO TO HELL DOOK
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Is this the Roy Williams Farewell Tour? The two guys that replaced Roy match up in the championship game. I’m guessing he will wear a Jayhawk underneath his Powder blue…
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I wonder if there is a betting line on the number of times Roy will be shown on TV during the Championship game. Kind of like the old betting line in the NFL for “Hi Mom.”
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Rebounding is going to be the biggest key for KU in this game. Jalen Wilson has been great on the glass this tournament, Dave needs to be great as well because Bacot is in the Tshiebwe neighborhood of great rebounding this season averaging 13 per game.
UNC is also a elite defensive rebounding team and loves to get out an run so Self may have to make a decision about how involved he wants his guards to be on the offensive glass or does he want them to get back on defense and to try and slow UNC down.
We know both teams want to play fast so this and the O/U at 153 reflects that and I still think that’s too low for this game. The lightswitch coming on for Caleb Love has been the difference for UNC this tournament. Will Self put Ochai or Braun on Love is the biggest defensive question for Self. Love is the style of guard that has burned KU several times this season and has been very good at getting to basket most of this tournament outside of the Baylor game.
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Caleb Love is trouble. Can Juando shut him down?
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@dylans said in The Also Ran Game:
Caleb Love is trouble. Can Juando shut him down?
No, because that’s not who Harris will be guarding. Harris is going to be guarding RJ Davis. Either Agbaji or Braun will be guarding Love.
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How many cc’s did they use to get Bacot back on the court and able to run and jump so fast?
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@mayjay I think that was one of those ankle turns that was more scary than painful. The real question is what happens to it today.
As far as guarding their guards I think we will likely just switch a lot like normal until we see who has the hot hand and then throw Juan on him to try and clamp him down. Either or both love and Davis can be dangerous and I would NOT want to triangle and two Carolina with manek having free reign to float around and catch and shoot. It will take a team effort on d. Thankfully that’s what we’ve been getting from the guys this tournament.
