Stop with the passive aggressive BS. Just say you don’t like Pope and don’t think he can win this game. Your post isn’t fooling anyone.
Who guards Stokes tomorrow
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I’ll be honest, I like Kam but can’t understand why people think he’s a good defender. When he’s guarding, he stands straight up and flat footed, never puts his hands up, and daydreams. If he’s guarding Stokes we’re cooked.
Kepnang out there always looks like some kid's mama accidentally bought them an oversized, mismatched action figure and they played with it anyway because otherwise they couldn't afford to complete the set. He plays real soft for the most part. But if Pope or somebody could instill some killer instinct into him I do, actually, pity the fool who has to guard him.
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Look guy! It’s a bad roster! Reminds me of the Kenny Payne years at Louisville. Untalented, sure you got a guy that can hit 3’s. That’s it!
And unfortunately it won’t be 9:30. It will likely be 10:00 or later.
Hawthorne has proven to be a sneaky pest on defense. I wouldn't be upset with him defending. Kam is still coming back from injury, so he won't be reliable. Momcilovic might not be able to stay in front of him. McBride might be able to muster something.
I'd say Uzi, but until he proves he can be more than a warm body on offense with a flair for the occasional transition basket, it's gonna be hard to argue for him to be on the court.
I'd say Uzi, but until he proves he can be more than a warm body on offense with a flair for the occasional transition basket, it's gonna be hard to argue for him to be on the court.
Probably because Kam held his own against Caleb Wilson in the UNC game last year on the defensive end during Kam's time on the floor. Caleb got most of his (15) points (on 5 of 19 shooting) while Jelavich was guarding him. Jelavich got in foul trouble and Kam took over and pretty well shut Wilson down for half the game. That is the "ceiling" of Kam's defensive ability a lot of people remember. He was like a +7 on +/- that game where Chandler and Jelavich were -10, and Johnson and Jelavich were -6's. Kam's +7 was the best on the team. And it basically all came from defense because he only took 4 shots the entire game on offense.
I don't think he's been the same player though since the first foot injury. Small sample size to pass judgement on at this point, especially using games he came back last season while not being fully healthy. But he certainly doesn't look as quick and looks more flat footed in his limited minutes against JMU. Hopefully he speeds up as he gets back into game shape and adjusts back into things.
For my money though, you have Mom on him to start and have Mom play off, daring him to shoot the 3. And have Mom playing the downhill drive with backside help on whatever side of the court the ball is on. Can't get Mom into foul trouble. But early in the game, see if it works. Then change to Hawthorne or McBride if needed. We have so many wings to throw at him. The important thing is to run him ragged on the offensive side of the ball. Stokes checks out and plays lazy if he is frustrated from missing shots. That's why I don't think he guards Mom well on our side.
Let’s guard everyone else too and see if one guy can beat us.
We have great height, length, and athleticism.
If he’s a top 5 pick, nobody on any team is going to “stop him.”
We have a couple dudes who can disrupt passing, shooting, and in general frustrate on defense.
We have great height, length, and athleticism.
If he’s a top 5 pick, nobody on any team is going to “stop him.”
We have a couple dudes who can disrupt passing, shooting, and in general frustrate on defense.
I know they’re not starters, but I think McBride’s experience and coming off a big game is a good bet, and Hawthorne’s length could really disrupt Stokes. That being said, I don’t think Stokes will be the story. I think the story will be TKR, Dawes, etc. Moreno needs to grow up and start putting that big body to work. Don’t allow multiple offensive rebounds and easy baskets. Also, if you watch TKR, he doesn’t shoot from above his head. He sort of shoots a little push shot from 5-10 feet. Keep him out from directly under the basket and guard with length (N’Diaye, Hawthorne, even Frank), and his shots are vastly affected with length.
Yep. Key to guarding him is not to overreact to him and let him create contact. Give him space outside and make him make shots and dont lung at him to give him driving lanes, but when he does dont overreact to the ball or ball fakes. Stay on the ground and make him finish over our length but dont let him live at the line because we try to keep him from releasing the shot.
It’s most Kentucky thing ever, the guy will go off for 30 and 15 tonight. Doesn’t matter what he’s done so far. I’d say McBride. He’d drive Kam into the standard and get Uzi into immediate foul trouble. Don’t want Mom anywhere near him.
Stokes jersey will touch Milan and Milan will get a flagrant 40
Yeah, he’ll shoot 15 FTs this game
If I’m going to foul him, I’m going to get my moneys worth, I’ll guarantee you that
He's been average at best so far, but we all know how that goes when these talented kids play the Cats. Happened with Mikel Brown Jr last year. His best game of the year was against Kentucky, and he was basically nothing the rest of the season. Is anyone really against putting that past Stokes for this game?
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