Too soon?
It might be a little early for fans of the Kansas men’s basketball team, but Sports Illustrated’s Michael McKnight had a behind-the-scenes look at Auburn ahead of the Tigers’ second-round NCAA Tournament game against Kansas.
There are many great details in the story, including this one: Auburn coach Bruce Pearl’s game plan for the Jayhawks. During a film session, Pearl noted that KU had a losing record in road games and the Jayhawks essentially had a 1:1 turnover-to-assist margin.
The bottom line from Pearl: KU has a young team.
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Here is an excerpt from the SI story, which outlined three ways Auburn planned to attack KU (the quotes are from Pearl):
Dedric Lawson, the Jayhawks’ All Big 12 power forward, “is not athletic.