If UK and Duke eventually hook up
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I don't think it matters, Okafor is more or less going to get his, he can have 25 Pts and we would still win IMO, one guy is gonna be hard pressed to beat Kentucky this season
I would put Towns & Johnson on him. He's slower and stronger than Jefferson. Also Willie can still play help D on him.
Doesn't matter. The opposition is not allowed to guard him. WCS and KAT would have 2-3 BS fouls at the half. DJ would have to guard him for quite a while, and he's not exactly our best defensive big man.
Towns has not learned to play D without fouling. He would have 2 before you know it, and probably foul out. I'd switch up between the two or three bigs in each time down the court. Don't let him get comfortable against any one player. And I agree that you just let him get his and stop the shooters. Even if he gets 30, if they don't have 7 or more 3s to go with it, they lose.
He has not faced a frontline like ours...Duke won't get calls in the NCAA Tourney against UK they get in the ACC.Originally posted by SilentsAreGolden:
Okafor in foul trouble. That's rich. Got any more?
I said we should try, and probably would if we keep going at him.
Uh...dude, ND plays no defense. So, your statement only applies to poor defensive teams.
Do you think ND plays D close to UK? Give me a break dude.
Straight up with our big 3 underneath each taking a turn at him. Double him down low when he swings to the basket. Its not the points but the rebounds I would be concerned with.
Next flood the 3 point line, especially with our big guards and Lee swinging out to the top of the circle when the ball gets there.
I honestly think they would have their total sets thrown off if you do that,
Just my opinion,
Next flood the 3 point line, especially with our big guards and Lee swinging out to the top of the circle when the ball gets there.
I honestly think they would have their total sets thrown off if you do that,
Just my opinion,
ND May play no defense but they can flat out score! Kentucky on the other hand..... I just don't think you will walk over duke like you think lol Were gunna be quite a bit more battle tested then y'all but your D is good so we will see May the best team win if it happens!
This team scored 56 at home against UVA...UVA is the only thing close to UK in terms of D. So your point is just homer talk at its finest. ND can score...but not on good defensive teams.
Pisgah, your team is SOFT. You guys have been blown out by unranked teams in 2 of your 3 losses. How has your battle tested team fared the last 3 NCAA tournaments. Better yet, how have your battle tested teams done in the last 10 years in the tournament outside 2010? Better yet, since the end of the 2001 season you have been to 2 final fours. What a scary team you are.
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Okafor is not the problem. He will be good for 18-28 points per game regardless. The key to Duke is Amile Jefferson. He is an assassin, gets tons of garbage/hustle points and whomever guards Okafor should expect to play him straight up without help, as whomever guarding Jefferson would have to stay at home on defense. Take out Jefferson and you take out Duke.
I would say you put Dakari/KAT on him with Willie/Lee lurking (kinda like a QB spy in football). He goes up a lot with one hand and I could see Dakari/KAT holding their ground and WCS/Lee coming from the weak side and swatting a bunch of his shots. That being said, I don't really think you gameplan a whole lot for him anyway but rather, as a poster said above, let him get his and make everyone else beat you.
If they hooked up, UK's size, athleticism, and energy would dominate the game just as we did in other big games this year.
It would be epic.
They couldn't play man to man for sure, they'd get killed.
They couldn't play that little 2-3 zone they've been trying to play, we kill them from outside.
It just wouldn't be pretty, except if you was a UK fan.
It would be epic.
They couldn't play man to man for sure, they'd get killed.
They couldn't play that little 2-3 zone they've been trying to play, we kill them from outside.
It just wouldn't be pretty, except if you was a UK fan.
Are you serious. Jefferson an assasin? How can a guy who gets all 8 of his points a game on putbacks be an assassin? He is the least of my worries.
Get DJ in there and have him body him up HARD. Think Jorts/Sullinger. Hell, even have DJ throw a basketball at him. Who cares if he gets two fouls? Just be VERY physical with him. After that, alternate WCS and KAT for different looks. Okafor would still get his numbers, he's a very good player, but if we could limit the damage to around 17/8 we'd be fine. After that, just stay on the 3 point shooters and make sure they shoot a normal/mediocre/bad percentage. Game won. Duke can't play defense, so I wouldn't be worried about our offense. 76-63.