This. OU front court is below average. If Lucus plays that many minutes against Iowa St, I like our chances much much more.
If Diallo doesn't come around like he's supposed to, this KU team looks much more like their previous years. They will be susceptible to bad shooting night, with nothing but Mason sprinting at the hoop, to bail them out.
OU front court is below average? Huh? I'd take Spangler on my team any day, that dude gets every rebound. Lattin/Buford made some decent and big plays at times. Now, of course I wouldn't trade them for ours, but I think you're underestimating OU's front court just because they're not the go-to type player that Thomas was last year. Besides, didn't McKay/Nader have trouble finishing underneath at Norman? I assume OU's front court was part of the reason for that.