Alright. I'm over it and console myself by saying Creighton and Auburn are less than thrilled at having to play us in the first and potentially second rounds. In Lexington no less though for every four Louisville fans in Rupp there will be a UK fan or some orange Terd from Buck Tustle, TN who looks like he's dressed for Deer season or road side trash pickup who can barely spell S-E-C let alone pronounce it.
That vent finished, Creighton first.
One I like that their offense is overwhelmingly in the hands of their PG Ashworth, and he plays 35 minutes a game. With a name like Steven Ashworth you'd think he'd be on the LIV Tour instead of playing point guard for a Big East program. Good luck shaking Omaha's own Chucky Hepburn, Douchebag. Little known fact...CardHack spent the first six years of his life not far from Creighton, though you won't find any plaques in my honor. Such is the fate of someone born in a town where Warren Buffet and Johnny Carson are from. Nonetheless, something I don't like is that Creighton doesn't foul and we are a team that really builds up a FT differential when we're right. This is the first Louisville squad since 1975 that averaged making as many FT attempts as our opponents attempted. It's what dogged us against Duke. Kalkbrenner doesn't foul and blocks nearly three shots a game which to me says we have to involve him heavily in pick-and-rolls. Side ball screen pick and rolls when it's Edwards or Hepburn on the elbow extended. And it also tells me that we HAVE to have Reyne in this game. Creighton hits 9.7 threes a game which is identical to us. If we are going to be getting to the FT line less than normal we simply can't have a three point deficit. The math doesn't work if we do if we're having to have an overwhelming volume and percentage on two point shots because we are a team sans a low post scoring option. Our points in the lane come from Chucky and Edwards drives or J'Vonne backdowns or putbacks. Despite Kalkbrenner's presence they are only a +3.6 a game on the boards whereas we're a +4.6. Statistically two evenly matched teams. It's those three point margins and how we manage Kalkbrenner that will determine who plays Auburn on Saturday. But I think we really have to have Reyne on the floor.
