If I'm Calipari, I go Box and 1 on Simmons and blow LSU out by 20+

Who do you put on Simmons then? That's the hard part and key for a box and 1. If the 1 guy that's going man to man can't guard the offensive player, the box and 1 is worthless.

And yes, Hornsby would destroy the box.

Box and 1 is middle school stuff.

They just need to be smart and timely with their double team, trapping, and rotations.

If I'm Kentucky, I just sag toward the basket. Hornsby is not going to beat Kentucky by himself from three-point land.

Really, John Wooden kept it simple decades ago when asked how he'd defend Pete Maravich. He said, "We'll try to hold him to his average and not let the others score much."

Doesn't work so well if you can get Simmons on the block

not to mention he will get 15 assists in this scenario

They better hope we get in foul trouble...cause if we don't we spankin dat arse.

There won't be a box and 1, but they'll probably sag a lot of zone.

I heard no one has ever tried to box+1 Ben Simmons

The best way to guard LSU is to man up across the board and take away the other 4 players. Simmons is gonna get his no matter what, so focus on stopping the other 4 players.

Just like what teams would do to LBJ when he was with the Cavs the 1st time. He's gonna get his, it's inevitable. So focus on stopping the other players and make him beat you by himself.

I would honestly focus on stopping Hornsby rather than Simmons. You won't be able to stop Simmons anyways, he will get his. But Hornsby is the X- factor and the Robin to Simmons Batman. Take away Hornsby, make Simmosn carry the entire offensive load, and tire him out. That's your best bet IMO.

box 1

if we are going to play Little Dribblers ball, just play triangle 2 with 2 defenders on Simmons