You can't just stop as you're running for a dunk. Or I guess you could...but I've never seen anybody do it.
Asbury ran a style that UK may not've known about when they signed up for the game. Even with the way they played they could've run a basic offense and grinded the game down, but they decided to go with what they do. When you play a system like that you're always at risk to get beat badly when the shots don't fall and you don't have the size to grab any offensive rebounds.
One thing that was clear is that Asbury's guys had been told not to undercut anybody. In games where we start running the score up from here on, you're going to see guys challenged at the rim. Asbury didn't have the speed to stay with us but they were clearly instructed to back off so nobody got hurt.
Asbury ran a style that UK may not've known about when they signed up for the game. Even with the way they played they could've run a basic offense and grinded the game down, but they decided to go with what they do. When you play a system like that you're always at risk to get beat badly when the shots don't fall and you don't have the size to grab any offensive rebounds.
One thing that was clear is that Asbury's guys had been told not to undercut anybody. In games where we start running the score up from here on, you're going to see guys challenged at the rim. Asbury didn't have the speed to stay with us but they were clearly instructed to back off so nobody got hurt.
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