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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 183602, member: 1423"] I watched Gotlieb's analysis after the game, and his comment about our rebounding needs a bit more context. Yes, he said rebounding's a problem ... BUT ... he also stated that, IF the Cuse doesn't adjust and rebound better (with the guards not cheating out as much), SU could get beat by a lesser team. He explained that lesser meant a team below the top 3/4 teams in the Country. This certainly didn't convey a sense of panic over a close defensive struggle, which is what this game was. Neither did ESPN's hightlights on Sportscenter. They showed the JB rebounding rant from his presser .. and then said, 'yea yea ... but they won the game'. No panic there either. As far as Jimmy Dykes, yes he likes Kentucky. Who doesn't? They dismantled UF the other night and looked unstoppable. Florida got almost nothing inside, and 'held' the gap to 20 points by hitting distant 3's. But Ky dominated from start to finish. AD blocked everything inside, K-G looked silly good, Miller and Lamb were hitting 3's... So I can understand why Dykes is touting Ky as the team to beat. As far as our prospects for national prominence this year, there's a LOT of ball left to be played. We have a brutal stretch coming up -- and the weaknesses noted above (rebounding, half-court sets, etc.) will be exploited. Expect UConn and (especially) the Ville to control tempo and create a defensive struggle forcing us to make shots. Pitino knows the zone well -- he'll add full court pressure and his offense will rotate guys to the foul line to feed their shooters. We also have to be concerned about our bench. JS is in a funk. With the exception of Cinci, in big games Rak and Keita have disappeared. Even CJ (2-10) played rattled last night. If you add these woes to our streaky guard rotation, we're suddenly not looking like the 10-man juggernaut everyone was so excited about. [/QUOTE]

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