NCAA Tournament Final Four game thread
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On paper, that is about as evenly matched a half as you can get. They are basically dead even in every category except 2, rebounding which Wisconsin is leading and Field Goal percentage which Kentucky is leading. The second chance points off the offensive rebounds is offsetting the field goal percentage being shot by Kentucky. It's literally dead even almost across the board from assists to steals to blocks to fouls to turnovers besides that.
Wisconsin's guards have been underrated. I like Gasser and Koenig and they've been balls tonight. Dekker needs to get it back going though.
SumnerH said:"Mind-blowing picture by @SSpakeESPN of Jahlil Okafor palming a REGULATION basketball"
Jiminy cricket.
After almost every offensive set, Calipari turns around and yells towards his bench. Who is he yelling at? Is he turning around and telling the guys on the bench what they should have done or something? Shouldn't he be directing that to the guys on the floor?
Whatever offensive deficiency WCS has, Lyles makes up for them. That kid has been a revelation the last month.
In an unrelated note, how much dirtier is UK's recruiting process than all the other teams in NCAA men's basketball?
Deathofthebambino said:
Gary Williams used to do this at Maryland. He'd yell at the practice team players telling them they should've played better in practice to get the starters ready.
Kentucky seems to have another gear defensively, when they want to shift to it, sort of like Duke. If I had to guess which team will be able to throw more stops at the other in the next eleven minutes plus, I'm going with Kentucky, but Wisconsin has a chance if they can add a few feet on their three pointers and get lucky with them.
Is Rafferty openly rooting for UK here? I like him (especially after his segment with Katie Nolan) but him openly complaining about the Wildcats leaving Frank The Tank open makes me wonder...
I don't know, I just thought that was a solid observation. You can't leave him open there.DeJesus Built My Hotrod said:
Wisconsin offense looked completely lost without Kaminsky
Also, very odd use of a TO right before the under-8 break there...guess I get it given above, but still could hurt later
Also, very odd use of a TO right before the under-8 break there...guess I get it given above, but still could hurt later
He's making the same kind of observations the other way when Wisconsin leaves a Harrison open or lets them drive the lane. I read it more as him respecting the offensive player than rooting for the defense.
Kentucky guys really asserted themselves in those four minutes between tv timeouts. The charge was a big call, but still every Wisconsin possession is a chore and Kentucky just drives right in the paint, like Arizona was able to do all game against them.
This is when Kentucky's depth makes it really hard on other teams. Opponents get tired, while Kentucky just keeps rotating in first round picks.
Wow. I hate the whole flagrant 1 call most of the time, but I thought you had to call one there, even if it was inadvertent.
