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Tech is too young. And we missed on some of our transfers. Walton has been a total bust. Kid can't hit anything. Williams has given us next to nothing. They are so bad that true freshman have passed them by. But Washington and Jennings just aren't ready for Big12 ball yet. Pops has been a nice surprise and he will be a monster by the end of the year.
And we have just been hit hard with the injury bug so far. Fardaws hasn't even played yet. Pops has a concussion from the KU game, and Batcho dislocated a finger. We are pretty much a 7 man rotation and 3 of those are hurt. So, we had to play the bench guys who suck against OU and still should have won.
This team is talented but I don't think we can put it together this year. Already 0-3 and probably getting healthy too late. Oh well, better luck next year for us.
Pops has been a beast. The kid is gonna be really good. He's already really good.
If Oklahoma has any hope of upsetting KU, they had better do it tonight. KU is flat and missing chip shots and wide open jumpers. We’re beatable when we play like this. Fortunately OU isn’t coming into AFH shooting like OSU did two weeks ago.
Oklahoma can’t miss. Every single shot is well guarded too. They’ve hit like 7 in a row. Tough shots too. Combined with KU playing flat offensively, this is the night for an upset.
This reminds me of that TCU game years ago. KU just missed 4 chip shots in a row right under the basket. There’s a lid on the basket. If OU doesn’t take advantage of this they may never get another chance.
Meanwhile the ball is bouncing OU’s way. We strip the ball and it goes into the hands of an Oklahoma player with a layup. Good defense has somehow led to good looks with loose balls that are going their way. But really OU is playing great right now. Taking advantage of an off night for KU, but if they played with this effort every night, they’d be 15-0 or 14-1. But they never do, do they? They always shoot their wad against us then you watch these teams the next game and they play flat and go through the motions.
KU ramped up the intensity the final 5 minutes and OU just couldn’t keep up. Seemed like they ran out of gas honestly. Think KU really let the missed layups and open shots get into their heads more and more as he game progressed. But man having championship experience really helps when it gets close and when you need to turn it up to the next gear.
Played like absolute shit until 5 remaining. Is it asking too much for them to play with that effort for more than 5 minutes?
It did seem like Oklahoma was gassed. I only got to watch the last 5 minutes or so because I was watching another game.
It was a weird game. 1st half KU was running good offense but missed so many open shots and shots at the rim. 2nd half OU was making a ton of tough shots while KU was attacking the basket nonstop. Refs first 15 minutes of the 2nd half seemed to stop the game every 30 seconds for a call. OU seemed to have a strategy to not let KU finish shots and foul instead and this KU likes to pick up cheap fouls reaching in and giving up soft fouls. Led to a constant whistle. Final 5 minutes the game finally got some flow and KU took off. Just an odd game.
That was quite nasty and a big time play at a big moment. KState appears to be a legit challenger.
KU now has the #1 SOS per Kenpom.
It's insane how many times they've had the #1 schedule in the Self era.
Edit: actually they're #7 right now.
It's insane how many times they've had the #1 schedule in the Self era.
Edit: actually they're #7 right now.
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Hats off to KU man, they just find a way to win these games especially at home. The championship DNA and coaching really matters at the end of these games.
This seems like one of their weaker squads but the field is very weak this year.
This seems like one of their weaker squads but the field is very weak this year.
ESPN is displaying the rebounding averages out to two decimal places now lol? Is this a new feature?
I love ESPN's graphics for the Big 12. Top-notch.
The same was said last year.
The truth is, Self's teams that centered around big men....those teams were more consistent and more consistently blew the competition out. But had less success in the NCAA tourney. Since he's gone more to small ball, we've been less consistent in the regular season, being more centered around jump shots and subject to the whims of up and down shooting. But we've had more tourney success.
This team has had a few games where we can't drop the ball in the ocean. One of them was this last game. Then there was the OSU game where they were just on fire, hitting threes from 10 feet behind the arc with a hand in the face. They weren't running any offense, they were just hitting wild shots. That happens sometimes. The difference is, past KU teams would have gotten more of the rebounds giving them fewer 2nd chance points, and thus would have won that game by 6-10 pts.
I'm not sure why we've struggled in the tourney more with big-men dominant teams(sans 2008). I think part of it is the difference in how games are called in the tourney compared to the regular season. Teams in the early tourney games will play the "hack a shaq" game where they just beat the sh!t out of big men and refs swallow their whistles, trying to shorten the games due to time schedules. I think the rest is because with a smaller team, you tend to guard the three point line better than when you have a team centered around big men. And let's be honest, a lot of these big upsets are due to teams getting hot from 3, and KU has been a victim of that quite frequently.
Or hit wide open shots. A lot of it is McCullar being in a rut. He’s 0-5 from 3 and every one of them has been a wide open look. One of those hit the side of the backboard.
In fact the team is 0-9 from three outside of Dick and every one of them have been wide open.
Self needs to get a T and let the refs know they need to get their heads out of their asses. He literally tackled our guy and shoved him out of bounds.
Self needs to get a T and let the refs know they need to get their heads out of their asses. He literally tackled our guy and shoved him out of bounds.
Grady Dick is the only reason we aren’t down right now. Nobody else can drop the ball in the ocean. Not can we even hit FTs.
That dude is a baller. Huge fan of his game. This will probably come back to haunt me in Rupp.
Big shots from Jalen, Kalscheur, and KJ down the stretch. Competitive game. KU has the most talent and ISU has shot makers who play tremendous defense. Best 2 teams I’ve seen so far this year in B12. KU has to get something from the bench or at least competent play from the bench. If it isn’t the starters or Bobby on the floor the rest of the team is all over the place out of position.
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Cal will do exactly what he did with Ochai and face guard him all game and not help off. Highly doubt Gradey beats Kentucky.
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset
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Lulz Kansas needing to rely on the power of the all american white boy shooting guard/'90s Fred Hoiberg wannabe to get wins now....................how the mighty have fallen.
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset
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Thank you Kansas for winning me some easy money. Now just make sure you burn those jerseys and never wear them again..........yikes.
One of your weaker trolls.Lulz Kansas needing to rely on the power of the all american white boy shooting guard/'90s Fred Hoiberg wannabe to get wins now....................how the mighty have fallen.
Lulz Kansas needing to rely on the power of the all american white boy shooting guard/'90s Fred Hoiberg wannabe to get wins now....................how the mighty have fallen.
Defending champs and winners of 27 of the last 28. How the mighty have fallen! 😆
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