"Terrence was a man among boys," is how LSU coach Trent Johnson described it.  With a couple of offensive rebound baskets and a half dozen free throws a game, Jones would get halfway to a 20-point game every night out.  He did that and much more against the Tigers but the thing I liked most about Jones' performance is that nothing seemed forced.  He dominated the play by letting the game come to him.

            ESPN's Jay Bilas was talking about balanced scoring teams on the "Gameday" show and mentioned Florida's two national title teams as ones where "go-to guy was the open guy."   Kentucky is similar with its even distribution of shots but as the competition gets better and the  action becomes more halfcourt-oriented in March, it's going to be imperative that Kentucky get scoring from its best scorers.  Jones is one of those guys and Doron Lamb is probably the next best pure offensive talent (and they need him to pick up his game sometime soon).

            If the Cats aren't getting scoring from Jones and Lamb, it's easier to see them hitting a pothole on the road to New Orleans for the Final Four.

            "You want your shooters taking those shots, you want your drivers driving," John Calipari said in his pregame interview on the UK IMG network at LSU.  " We've got to get a little better in the post, where we can throw it in there and create fouls--and then make free throws."  Calipari says that can "demoralize" an opponent.

            If opponents want to devote extra attention to Davis to prevent lobs, that should only open things up for a big-time scorer like Jones.  That makes opponents have to counter that punch and then all of sudden Davis' evolving offensive game steps up.  You saw that Saturday.  Davis had one field goal attempt in the first half but got many more opportunities after the break when Jones took control of the paint.

            "That's a pretty good basketball team.  They'll probably be back in New Orleans twice," coach Johnson said.  "John (Calipari) doesn't get enough credit for how hard his teams play and guard.  It's hard to get a group of guys who are McDonald's All-Americans to compete and play hard like that."

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