re: **Official Midnight Madness Thread**

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Obviously you can't tell a whole lot from a glorified scrimmage but I can say this much. We're going to be ridiculous in the paint. Willie Cauley-Stein looks far better then I thought he would.

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Yeah I'd been reading Calipari's quotes before tonight that he was shocked with Cauley-Stein's play and it might be a "twin towers" starting five for you as a result.

Mizzou is now deeper and bigger down low as well. I will say with regard to Oriakhi - not getting him probably won't be a huge blow to Kentucky particularly with Cauley-Stein possibly being another great one, but his presence at Mizzou does give some balance to the conference race that wouldn't otherwise exist. In other words, Oriakhi may not prove to be the equal of Noel, but at least we have a rim protector of our own down there now who won't just let Noel and Cauley-Stein run rampant.

The guy on your team who scares me most really is Poythress, we don't really have anyone who matches up. Conversely though I think Earnest Ross and Bowers on our roster are the ones who can give you the most fits just because they are types of players that you don't really seem to have a counterpart to in your rotation at this point. And I still haven't seen Harrow and Mays play yet but suffice to say I'm very, very confident in matching our guards against any backcourt in the country.