Q. When you look at Kansas, they have Jalen Wilson, All-American Big XII player of the year, Dajuan Harris, Big XII Player of the Year. What stands out about them? Are there one or two things that you have to do tomorrow to be successful?
KENNETH BLAKENEY: I had a chance to work with Jalen at the NBA Combine, on a team I was an assistant coach on so got to know him and spent a week with him so it's wonderful to be connected with him against in this capacity. Kansas does an unbelievable job in transition. So for us, getting back in transition defense and building a wall to kind of stop them, the momentum from getting downhill. Secondly, they do a great job with ball screens on pick-and-rolls so that's going to be important, our pick-and-roll defense. Thirdly they do a great job of cutting within their offense so for us to be able to see the ball and man and communicating and finishing possessions with defensive rebounds, can we limit them to one shot? That's going to be important as well.
KENNETH BLAKENEY: I had a chance to work with Jalen at the NBA Combine, on a team I was an assistant coach on so got to know him and spent a week with him so it's wonderful to be connected with him against in this capacity. Kansas does an unbelievable job in transition. So for us, getting back in transition defense and building a wall to kind of stop them, the momentum from getting downhill. Secondly, they do a great job with ball screens on pick-and-rolls so that's going to be important, our pick-and-roll defense. Thirdly they do a great job of cutting within their offense so for us to be able to see the ball and man and communicating and finishing possessions with defensive rebounds, can we limit them to one shot? That's going to be important as well.
