Going against KU’s defense? Here’s a strategy that’s worked so far

Before we talk about a potential “magic number” against Kansas’ defense, let’s start here: Jordan Sperber doesn’t see much wrong in the video he’s been sent.

The college basketball X’s and O’s analyst — and former video coordinator at New Mexico State and Nevada — says every KU defender basically does their job correctly in this first-half clip from a recent game at TCU. After a Horned Frogs ball screen, Mitch Lightfoot aggressively hedges to make the point guard change directions, and Dedric Lawson helps out by “tagging” Lightfoot’s man, bumping him in the lane to give time for Lightfoot to recover.

Lawson maybe stays in the paint an instant too long. The next pass goes to the man he was…