@drgnslayr I am a member of the pep band, so I was sitting courtside for the whole game. I haven’t had the heart to rewatch the game on DVR, but I can say from my experience on the floor that UK was vastly bigger than us at every position. Every time Frank and Devonte’ drove in, you could just feel them seize up at the two paint defenders that were waiting for them. It got in their heads from the start, and as soon as Frank started jump-stopping it was over. Self talked a lot about driving to pass instead of shoot, but the passing angles were almost impossible to find with the length all over the court. It seemed from where I was sitting that the only solution was driving to pass COMBINED with off-ball movement from the other four guys on the court, but they didn’t seem familiar enough with each other to execute. It also didn’t help that we couldn’t buy a basket even when we did get a few open looks. But yes, from the floor the difference in the two teams was dramatic, and you could feel the team’s nerves as soon as they got on the court together.

@ralster If you haven’t seen it yet, here is the full game on YouTube, HighDef and all.

@drgnslayr I am a member of the pep band, so I was sitting courtside for the whole game. I haven’t had the heart to rewatch the game on DVR, but I can say from my experience on the floor that UK was vastly bigger than us at every position. Every time Frank and Devonte’ drove in, you could just feel them seize up at the two paint defenders that were waiting for them. It got in their heads from the start, and as soon as Frank started jump-stopping it was over. Self talked a lot about driving to pass instead of shoot, but the passing angles were almost impossible to find with the length all over the court. It seemed from where I was sitting that the only solution was driving to pass COMBINED with off-ball movement from the other four guys on the court, but they didn’t seem familiar enough with each other to execute. It also didn’t help that we couldn’t buy a basket even when we did get a few open looks. But yes, from the floor the difference in the two teams was dramatic, and you could feel the team’s nerves as soon as they got on the court together.

@ralster If you haven’t seen it yet, here is the full game on YouTube, HighDef and all.