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Kansas State Basketball is hard / Re: +3.5
« on: February 09, 2014, 09:19:56 PM »
Uphill battle? Sure.
But Kansas has had off nights by several starters. It's just that others picked up the slack. The interior is tough but has had some foul prone nights. Embiid has ridden the pine for much of the games lately due to foul trouble (often on help defense). Black can be a load SOME days, others he's a low scoring foul machine too.
Tharpe is hot on offense right now, but he's had some clanker nights too. And he gets beaten, a lot, on defense. His substitutes are a substantial drop off. Wiggins can take over a game or sleep walk through one, though his defense is usually solid.
Not a KSU strength, but Kansas has struggled against 3 point shooters coming off screens. Get hot on a few 3s and that extends the D quite a bit.
Already been covered, but Kansas doesn't take care of the ball well. Pressure D sometimes gets them flustered.
It isn't likely all these weak points show up at once, but several could.
If the KSU that played Texas, and the Kansas that played Texas both show up Monday.....
But Kansas has had off nights by several starters. It's just that others picked up the slack. The interior is tough but has had some foul prone nights. Embiid has ridden the pine for much of the games lately due to foul trouble (often on help defense). Black can be a load SOME days, others he's a low scoring foul machine too.
Tharpe is hot on offense right now, but he's had some clanker nights too. And he gets beaten, a lot, on defense. His substitutes are a substantial drop off. Wiggins can take over a game or sleep walk through one, though his defense is usually solid.
Not a KSU strength, but Kansas has struggled against 3 point shooters coming off screens. Get hot on a few 3s and that extends the D quite a bit.
Already been covered, but Kansas doesn't take care of the ball well. Pressure D sometimes gets them flustered.
It isn't likely all these weak points show up at once, but several could.
If the KSU that played Texas, and the Kansas that played Texas both show up Monday.....
