Safe to say I didn’t see that coming. In 40 minutes Kansas knocked West Virginia out of the top 10 defenses in the land, all the way back to 18th, by scoring a frankly shocking 1.32 points per possession. The Jayhawks attempted more threes (37) than twos (26), shot 43 percent from deep, and also rebounded over half their misses. They also limited their turnovers relative to what West Virginia forces (roughly 18 percent of their possessions last night ended in a giveaway), as the Jayhawks showed their 2020-21 ceiling may be higher than previously thought.
Of course, Marcus Garrett isn’t going to go 3-3 from three every game, and Christian Braun won’t go 6-12.