MARCH MADNESS 2014 - KENTUCKY VS WISCONSOONDONE - KOD
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The Wildcats are big. Really big.
Kaminsky struggled against Virginia and Minnesota, two of the bigger teams in the country, earlier this season, so perhaps there's an answer tucked into the Wildcats' frontline of Julius Randle, Alex Poythress, Dakari Johnson and, yes, newfound super sub Marcus Lee (assuming 7-footer Willie Cauley-Stein is out).
Kentucky's defensive numbers (40th nationally in efficiency) are not near as good as Arizona's over the course of the season, but these Wildcats are different than the ones that dropped a game to South Carolina near the end of the season, and they've bought in more defensively in this tournament, especially down the stretch late in games.
They are athletic and versatile, and they have a few more big bodies to run at Kaminsky over the course of 40 minutes.:0074
Kentucky's plan defensively will likely be to force Wisconsin's other pieces (Sam Dekker, Traevon Jackson, Ben Brust) to take on bigger roles -- keeping the ball out of the 7-footer's hands as much as possible -- offensively. Kaminsky is matchup nightmare for most teams, but if Kentucky has the physical capabilities of playing him inside and out.
Kentucky uses its size particularly well on the glass -- as good big teams are wont to do. The starting unit includes five players standing 6-foot-6 or taller, including Randle, the 6-foot-9 USBWA freshman All-American, and Johnson, an imposing 7-footer who is just beginning to tap into his potential (he scored 15 points against Louisville, the first game he played 30-plus minutes in his career).
The major rebounding problem that Kentucky poses for most teams comes on the offensive boards, where the Wildcats rank best in the country -- and substantially better than the next-best power conference team. They grab 42.5 percent of available offensive rebounds. Quite a few of those come on putback dunks (hello Mr. Lee), creating extra possessions and extra points for a team that has not shot too well from the perimeter over the course of the season. For a sense of just how much Kentucky has punished teams with its size on the offensive end this season, here are the nation's top five offensive rebounding teams and their overall efficiency ranking (per Ken Pomeroy):
Kentucky: 42.5 (9th)
Quinnipac: 42.3 (58th)
Baylor: 49.1 (10th)
UAB: 39.8 (194th)
Tennessee: 39.6 (16th)
It should be noted that the other two power conference teams on that list, Baylor and Tennessee, made the Sweet 16 -- offensive rebounding rate is one of the four factors of winning in basketball for a reason, and Kentucky is the very best at it this season. The top power conference team in offensive rebounding rate over the past six seasons, including this year's Kentucky team, has won at least one NCAA tournament game, with three Elite Eight and two Final Four appearances tucked in there.:0074
Kaminsky struggled against Virginia and Minnesota, two of the bigger teams in the country, earlier this season, so perhaps there's an answer tucked into the Wildcats' frontline of Julius Randle, Alex Poythress, Dakari Johnson and, yes, newfound super sub Marcus Lee (assuming 7-footer Willie Cauley-Stein is out).
Kentucky's defensive numbers (40th nationally in efficiency) are not near as good as Arizona's over the course of the season, but these Wildcats are different than the ones that dropped a game to South Carolina near the end of the season, and they've bought in more defensively in this tournament, especially down the stretch late in games.
They are athletic and versatile, and they have a few more big bodies to run at Kaminsky over the course of 40 minutes.:0074
Kentucky's plan defensively will likely be to force Wisconsin's other pieces (Sam Dekker, Traevon Jackson, Ben Brust) to take on bigger roles -- keeping the ball out of the 7-footer's hands as much as possible -- offensively. Kaminsky is matchup nightmare for most teams, but if Kentucky has the physical capabilities of playing him inside and out.
Kentucky uses its size particularly well on the glass -- as good big teams are wont to do. The starting unit includes five players standing 6-foot-6 or taller, including Randle, the 6-foot-9 USBWA freshman All-American, and Johnson, an imposing 7-footer who is just beginning to tap into his potential (he scored 15 points against Louisville, the first game he played 30-plus minutes in his career).
The major rebounding problem that Kentucky poses for most teams comes on the offensive boards, where the Wildcats rank best in the country -- and substantially better than the next-best power conference team. They grab 42.5 percent of available offensive rebounds. Quite a few of those come on putback dunks (hello Mr. Lee), creating extra possessions and extra points for a team that has not shot too well from the perimeter over the course of the season. For a sense of just how much Kentucky has punished teams with its size on the offensive end this season, here are the nation's top five offensive rebounding teams and their overall efficiency ranking (per Ken Pomeroy):
Kentucky: 42.5 (9th)
Quinnipac: 42.3 (58th)
Baylor: 49.1 (10th)
UAB: 39.8 (194th)
Tennessee: 39.6 (16th)
It should be noted that the other two power conference teams on that list, Baylor and Tennessee, made the Sweet 16 -- offensive rebounding rate is one of the four factors of winning in basketball for a reason, and Kentucky is the very best at it this season. The top power conference team in offensive rebounding rate over the past six seasons, including this year's Kentucky team, has won at least one NCAA tournament game, with three Elite Eight and two Final Four appearances tucked in there.:0074
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On the season, Kaminsky leads the Badgers in points, rebounds and blocks, is second on the team in field-goal percentage and fourth in steals.
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take this big boy out and down hard
Kentucky wins
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take this big boy out and down hard
Kentucky wins
The strength of Kentucky is that they are a spread movement team.
They love the dribble slash and dash drives into the kitchen to cook some dinner.
During the season , the badgers team has struggled against the slashing drives to the hoop.
They dont like it and catchs them with big flat feet.
Frank the Tank 38% beyond the arc.
Someone else for Wisky better step up big time.
They love the dribble slash and dash drives into the kitchen to cook some dinner.
During the season , the badgers team has struggled against the slashing drives to the hoop.
They dont like it and catchs them with big flat feet.
Frank the Tank 38% beyond the arc.
Someone else for Wisky better step up big time.
Money Mayweather called and told me I better be right on this one :scared
Hey yyz Floyd wagers in a unique kinda way. :00hour
Hey yyz Floyd wagers in a unique kinda way. :00hour
1. Get on the right side
2. Reduce your risk
3. Don't be a homer
4. Reduce the plays you make.
5. Reduce the no name college football games Mon-Fri. These games are for action.
6. When you lose, don't chase late plays.
7. Do not handcuff yourself with one type of wager. Be versatile.
8. Do not play parlays and teasers. Just do not !
9. Do not wager on games where you have not seen both teams play one full game.
10. No woman, No children
11. Cash the ticket.
12. Don't be a pussy
THE KOD
2. Reduce your risk
3. Don't be a homer
4. Reduce the plays you make.
5. Reduce the no name college football games Mon-Fri. These games are for action.
6. When you lose, don't chase late plays.
7. Do not handcuff yourself with one type of wager. Be versatile.
8. Do not play parlays and teasers. Just do not !
9. Do not wager on games where you have not seen both teams play one full game.
10. No woman, No children
11. Cash the ticket.
12. Don't be a pussy
THE KOD
Kentucky has been a poor transition team, so Calipari generally doesn't send the Harrisons to the glass. He will typically send three ? Julius Randle, James Young and Dakari Johnson, all of whom are excellent rebounders. The Harrisons are capable of getting good numbers on the offensive glass, but because Wisconsin likes to get in transition and Kentucky has struggled to defend transition, the 'Cats will be more concerned with that than worrying about Wisconsin keeping our big guys off the rim. Keeping Randle or Alex Poythress off the glass is job enough for two people, so I think the Harrison's main concern will be getting back on defense. They aren't exactly lightning-quick.:0008
Where the Harrisons kill you with their size is on offense. Most teams simply don't have guards big enough to stop them when they attack the rim. That was a particular problem for Louisville, and to a lesser extent Michigan, because their guards give away so much size. Zoning Kentucky helps alleviate this problem, but Kentucky's improved perimeter shooting, and more importantly, their confidence out there, makes that a risky plan.:scared
Rebounding-wise, Johnson and Randle gobble them up like starving men presented a banquet. That doesn't leave a lot of leftovers for the rest of the team.
Kentucky can easily go nine deep. Even with WCS out, you could easily see significant minutes from Jarrod Polson and Dominque Hawkins as well as Alex Poythress and Marcus Lee. Polson matches up fine against Wisconsin's smaller, and more importantly, less quick guards. Hawkins is a defensive specialist, but he helped shut down Nik Stauskas the other night against Michigan in the second half.
You can expect Kentucky to try to get Wisconsin in transition as much as possible. Another place where the size of Kentucky's back court can be devastating is in transition, and from the tape I have watched on Wisconsin, they wind up in defensive transition a lot. And although they've been pretty good at the rim in defensive transition, I doubt they've faced a team as big and strong as the Wildcats.
B5Q: Kentucky will likely start five freshmen on Saturday night, a first in the 22 years since Michigan's Fab Five did the same in the Final Four. Julius Randle may not be Chris Webber, but he is a beast nonetheless.
One thing about Kentucky is that no player has been indispensable. They beat Louisville without Randle for most of the game, managed Michigan and Louisville without Wilie Cauley-Stein. The Harrisons have both been in significant foul trouble throughout the year and managed to win without them.
Perhaps the most dangerous thing about this team is that any of the players are capable of going off for 25 points, save maybe Johnson. You can't take away either Harrison and think that's going to beat Kentucky. The same for Young or Johnson or Randle. That's one of this team's strengths is the fact that everybody can play, everybody can score, and no one person is impossible to replace. There are seven McDonald's All Americans on this team, and they all got that honor for a reason.:0008
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GO WILDCATS!
Where the Harrisons kill you with their size is on offense. Most teams simply don't have guards big enough to stop them when they attack the rim. That was a particular problem for Louisville, and to a lesser extent Michigan, because their guards give away so much size. Zoning Kentucky helps alleviate this problem, but Kentucky's improved perimeter shooting, and more importantly, their confidence out there, makes that a risky plan.:scared
Rebounding-wise, Johnson and Randle gobble them up like starving men presented a banquet. That doesn't leave a lot of leftovers for the rest of the team.
Kentucky can easily go nine deep. Even with WCS out, you could easily see significant minutes from Jarrod Polson and Dominque Hawkins as well as Alex Poythress and Marcus Lee. Polson matches up fine against Wisconsin's smaller, and more importantly, less quick guards. Hawkins is a defensive specialist, but he helped shut down Nik Stauskas the other night against Michigan in the second half.
You can expect Kentucky to try to get Wisconsin in transition as much as possible. Another place where the size of Kentucky's back court can be devastating is in transition, and from the tape I have watched on Wisconsin, they wind up in defensive transition a lot. And although they've been pretty good at the rim in defensive transition, I doubt they've faced a team as big and strong as the Wildcats.
B5Q: Kentucky will likely start five freshmen on Saturday night, a first in the 22 years since Michigan's Fab Five did the same in the Final Four. Julius Randle may not be Chris Webber, but he is a beast nonetheless.
One thing about Kentucky is that no player has been indispensable. They beat Louisville without Randle for most of the game, managed Michigan and Louisville without Wilie Cauley-Stein. The Harrisons have both been in significant foul trouble throughout the year and managed to win without them.
Perhaps the most dangerous thing about this team is that any of the players are capable of going off for 25 points, save maybe Johnson. You can't take away either Harrison and think that's going to beat Kentucky. The same for Young or Johnson or Randle. That's one of this team's strengths is the fact that everybody can play, everybody can score, and no one person is impossible to replace. There are seven McDonald's All Americans on this team, and they all got that honor for a reason.:0008
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GO WILDCATS!
Paradice runs off Glory Rd, take a left
to Victory Lane and that is where I lives
with you tonight KOD - I'll meet you on the corner......................
where did I make the analogy thingee
come in its a game, we are gamblers , just throw it the fuck down and quit pissing and moaning
like a woman
Kentucky wins and covers
The one time u did nt buy a point. I am indeed sorry.what a fucked game the refs called. Not a Kentucky possession down the stretch where they weren't awarded a trip to the foul line. Uve done well in the tourney . Get em next time. And thanks for telling me xyz was a mail sorter. It allowed me to understand why he's such a frustrated, negative person and therefore ignore him. He thought it was an easy play and didn't buy the hook either.
