Hosting Butler as #1?

[Scoop Snoop]

Fortunately, I think Iowa State is the perfect practice game to play right before Wisconsin since their leading scorer, Keshon Gilbert, is essentially a carbon copy of John Tonje. He's exceptionally good at driving to the basket, finishing, and drawing fouls.

If we manage to contain Gilbert, I'll feel fairly optimistic about the Wisconsin game. But If we don't, we should still walk away with a lesson or two that'll help prepare us for a player like Tonje.

I'm sooo glad that Chucky Hepburn is at Louisville. He did to Indiana and WV what he did to us-sunk 'em. Thank God we do not have to deal with him.



 

[brewcity77]

Curious, we all know the Maui hangover is a real thing. But does it extend to a full week out? Cause they do have good amount of time to get it back in the flow.

I'm glad we're their first opponent, but looking through the past it does seem like some of it might be anecdotal. I'd be interested to see a deeper dive about post-MTE trips on the whole, but here are a few I found of about a week in the past few tournaments in Hawaii (2020-2021 no island tourney):

• 2023: 8 days post Maui, UCLA was favored by 19 vs UC Riverside and won by 1.
• 2022: 8 days post Maui, Arizona was favored by 6 at Utah and lost by 15.
• 2022: 6 days post Maui, SDSU was favored by 13 vs UC Irvine and won by 3.
• 2019: 6 days post Maui, Michigan St was favored by 5 vs Duke and lost by 12.

[Shooter McGavin]

I'm glad we're their first opponent, but looking through the past it does seem like some of it might be anecdotal. I'd be interested to see a deeper dive about post-MTE trips on the whole, but here are a few I found of about a week in the past few tournaments in Hawaii (2020-2021 no island tourney):

• 2023: 8 days post Maui, UCLA was favored by 19 vs UC Riverside and won by 1.
• 2022: 8 days post Maui, Arizona was favored by 6 at Utah and lost by 15.
• 2022: 6 days post Maui, SDSU was favored by 13 vs UC Irvine and won by 3.
• 2019: 6 days post Maui, Michigan St was favored by 5 vs Duke and lost by 12.

How about Greg Elliott saving our asses against Eastern Illinois when MU returned from Maui in 2017? 

[MuggsyB]

I'm glad we're their first opponent, but looking through the past it does seem like some of it might be anecdotal. I'd be interested to see a deeper dive about post-MTE trips on the whole, but here are a few I found of about a week in the past few tournaments in Hawaii (2020-2021 no island tourney):

• 2023: 8 days post Maui, UCLA was favored by 19 vs UC Riverside and won by 1.
• 2022: 8 days post Maui, Arizona was favored by 6 at Utah and lost by 15.
• 2022: 6 days post Maui, SDSU was favored by 13 vs UC Irvine and won by 3.
• 2019: 6 days post Maui, Michigan St was favored by 5 vs Duke and lost by 12.

How does this relate to your point about surviving their likely first punch?   Are you expecting rust on their end?  Ty.