If you remember our first game at KSU last season, we got a big taste of Vic's full court pressure defense, especially on the KSU inbounds plays. Our guards harassed their guards all game long, and pretty much from baseline to baseline. If we can do that (without fouling too much) successfully, we'll be in good shape; that type of pressure ticks down the shot clock and does not allow KSU to get into their half-court offense and give them as much time as they would like to pass the ball from player to player trying to get the ball inside to Lee. Rushing them will hopefully lead to turnovers and bad shot selection.
Psychologically, I'd rather our team face a KSU team coming off a win (rather than a loss) and Lee have a big game rather than a poor game; Lee having it so easy today could be just what the doctor ordered if we can make life much more difficult for her on Wednesday night and she gets frustrated. I could be just trying to focus on the positives, but KSU going from playing an OU team which does not believe in playing any defense to playing against a Texas team whose strong suit and priority is playing defense might be the worst scenario for the Wildcats (as far as playing consecutive games against 2 teams with such drastically different defensive philosophies).
Regardless, their performance today should get our players' attention and focus
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Last edited: Jan 23, 2022