{"id":70193,"date":"2023-03-06T15:44:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=70193"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:45:03","slug":"can-kansas-win-the-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/03\/06\/can-kansas-win-the-national-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Kansas Win the National Championship?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last season, Kansas won the program\u2019s fourth national championship and is aiming to become the first back-to-back mountain climber since Florida did it in 2007. The Jayhawks have already secured their second-straight Big 12 regular season crown with hopes of adding a second Big 12 Tournament title in a row to boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">nothing better than moments like this ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AupnzJ9unC\">pic.twitter.com\/AupnzJ9unC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kansas Men\u2019s Basketball (@KUHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KUHoops\/status\/1630786626539356164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mid-January, KU suffered through a three-game losing skid that raised some eyebrows, but the team entered March on a seven-contest positive streak. Jalen Wilson is one of the nation\u2019s best scorers, Dajuan Harris is an elite point guard, and this team has so many ways to hurt you. Kansas will be a common national champion pick across America\u2019s brackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last National Championship:<\/strong> 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Final Four:<\/strong> 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023 Title Odds: <\/strong>+850 (as of March 2, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Kansas Will Make a Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill Self is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ArEDm4g1ECY&amp;ab_channel=MatthewLovesBall\">best coaches<\/a> in the country. In his 19 prior seasons with Kansas, he\u2019s achieved two national championships, four Final Fours, nine Elite Eights, and 11 second weekend showings. Even before coming to Lawrence, his Illinois and Tulsa days produced two Elite Eights and three Sweet 16s. Self\u2019s career accomplishments are undeniable, and you cannot count out any team he coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This iteration of Kansas shares the ball very well, ranking in the NCAA\u2019s top 10 in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/stats\/basketball-men\/d1\/current\/team\/216\"> assists per game (17.1)<\/a>. Harris is a huge part of that \u2013 the guard has an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/schools\/kansas\/men\/2023.html\"> assist percentage of 31.3<\/a> and is second in the Big 12 in dimes per outing (6.2). He also takes great care of the basketball and sets the stage for the Jayhawks on the offensive end. Wilson is the best scorer on the team, but Harris\u2019s control would be a massive piece to Kansas accomplishing something no one has in more than 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Kansas Will Exit Early<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the deepest team you\u2019ll find. There is a steep drop off from the starting five to everyone off the bench, and Self\u2019s allocation of minutes demonstrates his understanding of this issue. That\u2019s not to say Kansas has no talent in its depth, but there\u2019s a reason why four of its starting players all average more than 31 minutes per game. Foul trouble to key players and\/or fatigue could play a role in the Jayhawks not reaching their potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kansas_Texas_Basketball_23064080430843.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06153952\/Kansas_Texas_Basketball_23064080430843.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06153952\/Kansas_Texas_Basketball_23064080430843-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.runyourpool.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/06153952\/Kansas_Texas_Basketball_23064080430843-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AP Photo\/Eric Gay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kansas also doesn\u2019t get to the line very much. KU is eighth in the Big 12 in both total free throw attempts and free throw attempts per game, meaning it doesn\u2019t efficiently utilize the charity stripe for easy points. If, for whatever reason, shots aren\u2019t falling in a tournament game, it hasn\u2019t been within Kansas\u2019s repertoire to fall back on the free-throw line as a way to generate offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What It\u2019ll Take to Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kansas finds a lot of points off of steals that turn into quick, easy baskets. Three of its players are posting better than 1.5 steals per night, and the team averages 13 points per contest on the fastbreak, which accounts for 17.1 percent of its regular scoring clip (76.1 points per game). The Jayhawks have to remain aggressive in passing lanes and take their chances to get out in transition. This is how this team prefers to score its easy points rather than at the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brunt of the three-point shooting load is on the shoulders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eDOIqLQzCD8&amp;ab_channel=JayhawkEdits\">Gradey Dick<\/a>, who takes 5.8 per game and makes 40.6 percent of them. Wilson likes to shoot from outside, too, but he\u2019s nowhere near as efficient. Unless someone else massively steps up their game from deep, Dick\u2019s accuracy will be crucial to Kansas winning the national championship. 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