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I think it's too late to jump on the Cornell train.
With that said, they have a great backdoor potential with Whitman shooting 3's and UK's lack of interest in fighting through screens and getting out on shooters at times.
As mentioned by a few, the key to this game for the Big Red is to keep UK from scoring in transition. That will be VERY difficult as they haven't faced a John Wall-type player who can be a one-man fast break similar to Ty Lawson from last year's championship team, but they will be very disciplined as most "smart" teams are.
Now to beat UK you need to play a zone, which I'm not sure if Cornell does. It'd be smart to run one all day if you can stop UK from getting out in transition as it will lead a young 'Cats team into taking some 3pt shots that they struggle with especially when they'll be playing in a cavernous football stadium.
So basically a slow-game (not necessarily under just limited fast break) means a Cornell cover and possibly a SU win. I'm just not sure I want to be caught praying for that...
With that said, they have a great backdoor potential with Whitman shooting 3's and UK's lack of interest in fighting through screens and getting out on shooters at times.
As mentioned by a few, the key to this game for the Big Red is to keep UK from scoring in transition. That will be VERY difficult as they haven't faced a John Wall-type player who can be a one-man fast break similar to Ty Lawson from last year's championship team, but they will be very disciplined as most "smart" teams are.
Now to beat UK you need to play a zone, which I'm not sure if Cornell does. It'd be smart to run one all day if you can stop UK from getting out in transition as it will lead a young 'Cats team into taking some 3pt shots that they struggle with especially when they'll be playing in a cavernous football stadium.
So basically a slow-game (not necessarily under just limited fast break) means a Cornell cover and possibly a SU win. I'm just not sure I want to be caught praying for that...
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