KU-Florida

[HB]

Sorry in advance for "place-dropping" (Despite occasionally getting lucky, I am fully aware that I am still a douche at the end of the day), but I had an opportunity to go to the KU-Florida game in Lawrence Friday night.  3rd row seats behind the Florida bench.  Excellent vantage point for the game and Donovan.

 

Some Observations:

 

--Donovan was pretty calm.  Intense but calm.  Smaller dude than I would have expected.  Oozed "I am pretty cool and have some game".

 

--KU is EXTREMELY proud of its tickets:  $125 for most, $100 nosebleeds.  Seriously.  That is double the price of a Husker football game (don't go there).  $4.50 for a bottle of water.  I realize KU has to get the money from basketball, but those prices are unbelievable.  $250 a game for a couple to attend?  $200 a game for the bad seats?  That is a serious financial commitment.

 

--Atmosphere is unbelievable. Wisconsin game x 2; normal Husker game x 10.  Decibel meter on the scoreboard to gauge the noise.   Student section brings it.  I wish our student section could take in a game there.  Not bagging on them at all, but they could learn some things from them, and I mean that positively. Hard to describe how incredible it is in that place, especially pregame.

 

--KU female "talent" is also ridiculous.  We are way behind in that department.  Simply amazing.  Norm, you would have been impressed.

 

--I didn't see wings on either team as good as what we have.  The glaring difference is in the bigs.  Guys with size who are also incredibly athletic.  Walt was wise to transfer.  Don't think he would be getting a lot of minutes.  KU's big frosh Cliff Alexander looks like he has some room to improve his body, but what a lump of clay to work with.  Great stroke, went 8-8 from the line.  Guards for both teams are SO quick.  Ankle-breaking moves.  Different level of hoops in this game; the talent difference with us is still pretty glaring.  Except at the wings; I believe both Shavon and Terran would be getting major minutes at both places.  No one else.

 

--Florida led by 15 at half and it could  have been more.  It didn't feel like there was any way KU would come back, and they not only did that, they won comfortably down the stretch.

 

Great to see another place with 2 quality teams going at it.

[Huskerpapa]

Great information HB.  Thanks for sharing...when are we going to get those types of bigs???

[Bugeaters1]

Great information HB.  Thanks for sharing...when are we going to get those types of bigs???

Good question, I have been asking that for like ever.

[HB]

 

Great information HB.  Thanks for sharing...when are we going to get those types of bigs???

Good question, I have been asking that for like ever.

 

 

They are very hard to get.  Most teams don't have them.  They are few and far between, and the big dogs gobble them up.