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Originally Posted by DJay23
With starting big man Ryan Kalkbrenner out for Saturday’s game because of a knee injury he suffered in Creighton’s first-round win, Greg McDermott knew his team would have to beat Kansas by playing small.
And while that strategy worked for large chunks of Saturday’s Kansas victory, McDermott said Self’s decision to match him with a smaller lineup might have been the deciding factor.
“He tried to avoid it as long as he could,” McDermott said of Self. “And I had a feeling that it was coming at some point. We were able to take advantage with our small lineup, you know, pulling McCormack away from the basket, (but) I thought their small lineup made a game changing run in the middle (of the game).”
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2022/m...ighton-moves-/ |
Yes, had Self gone to the small lineup earlier, that would have been a much more comfortable win. I think he knew what he had to do but he’s incredibly stubborn about these things. He also still ended the game with McCormack in.
Fortunately Providence plays a more traditional style next.