Curry just hit his first three pointer, answering a Mario Chalmers 3. As I was typing the last statement, Curry hit another one. A couple things concern me about the Davidson team.
1. Dribble penetration -- KU has not proved this season that they can stop dribble penetration on a regular basis. OSU, KSU, and Texas all beat them earlier this year on dribble drives. Eaton, Young, Stewart, and Augustine were able to get to the rim at will.
2. Three point capabilities -- Davidson's offense is based around the three point line...Curry just hit a three that was his 159th this season, an NCAA record. KU has also become relatively dependent upon the deep ball. Rush has jacked up 3 to this point, missing all of them. In their afformentioned three game losing streak, they went a combined 3 for 37 from behind the arc. KU is simply one bad shooting night (and it looks to be tonight) from being upset. I lived through the great years of the Mizzou--Kansas Rivalry. The most stunning upsets in that rivalry were when Mizzou could not miss from behind the arc.
3. On the last 3 Davidson possessions, KU has given up 3 offensive rebounds. Kansas State dominated KU on the boards in Manhattan. Texas did the same thing in Austin. KU has got to control the glass to go anywhere in this tournament.
Curry seems to be taking this game over. 23-23 tie with 4.59 left in the first half.
More thoughts to come in the second half:
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