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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
Texas holds teams to a 34.5 FG%, which is the best rate in the country (slightly ahead of KU at 34.8%). That's elite defensively (they're also, as I mentioned last week, 12th in defensive efficiency according to KenPom in the NCAA). There's not really that much shame in a poor offensive performance against them (although they clearly could have done much better, particularly in the turnover department where they were abysmal).
Withey definitely should have gotten the ball more. It's easier for him to score, though, when he isn't getting doubled as he has been for the last month. For the first time today, Self pulled Kevin Young down the stretch (an offensive liability and a player that defenses have begun sagging off of) and went small with Tharpe and it allowed Withey to more easily make those baskets in the post as Texas had to play straight up on EJ, McLemore, Releford, and Tharpe (with their ability to hit open shots.) I suspect we'll be seeing that smaller formation more often now. You take a rebounding/defensive hit, but the offense isn't nearly as stagnant.
UT is just awful offensively. The jump shots they were making stopped falling down the stretch and KU turned up the defensive intensity on them and created turnovers at the the worst time for them. I can't see Texas making the tournament this year.
Can't think of too many. UCLA perhaps in recent years.
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I haven't paid a lick of attention to UT until today (although I did have a hard chuckle when they got punked by Chaminade LOL). But I don't see how their defense can be all that good when they can't guard a post without selling out and fouling. I mean, Withey is now mad genius with post moves, and he was getting space easily and the dude guarding him or the backside help would just sell out and hack. It is mind boggling.