There are still plenty of blind homers that will defend his shitty play though.
Today's Game Thread. 3.5.22
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Tired of the HOB guys. So many mouth breathers it's not funny. It ain't Rafters bad but it's getting worse
KU is finding out right now that while it might be good to have a go to guy, having a go to guy can hurt you when he’s off. Two games in a row that he can’t hit anything. I don’t think he has any legs left. KU should be up 10+. It isn’t the defense. He’s just missing wide open looks.
There’s about 5 or so posters on HoB…they can’t be objective one way or the other. i don’t block people, but when i see one of those names at the top of a post i know to just keep scrolling because i can pretty much tell you exactly what it’s going to say without reading.
Explain why he is so bad in you opinion @RR30 can get in on this too. BTW he only played 14 min today. 1 TO
Incessantly takes deep mid-range jumpers with plenty of time on the clock to work for a better shot (and thinks he's better at making them than he actually is), can't dribble more than twice without turning it over, soft on the glass, isn't strong with the ball (easy to take it away from him), not a good passer, overall lack of aggressiveness and effort, consistently bad, most un-clutch player in history of college basktball. Should I go on?
-12 in 14 minutes. Toppin was fairly bad but +17 because he actually makes winning plays.
Sometimes. Like when he deflates the offense to run clock and lets teams back in the game. He loves to do that.
Just checking scores... The McNeese-Houston Baptist game is currently in 3OT, tied at 117. Hope nobody bet the under (147.5).
Carr has been pretty worthless too, but Sheriff was sure slurping his dong in the pre-season. I haven't heard from that guy lately...
A Texas fan’s experience at Allen. Surprised to see something so complimentary. All true, of course.
It went above 122 decibels in that place. that's what i mean when i say that i've never experienced anything like it. beyond that, their fans are so into the game/game day festivities. it truly shined a light on what a social event UT Basketball is. the fans here were engaged the entire time, with everything that was happening, from the plays on the court, to the half time entertainment, to the musical numbers and chants, to the things they do during free throws, or when a player fouls out, and when there's an air ball, etc. 16,000 people just totally committed to the cause, and not in sole cavernous multi-purpose arena, but in a gym, with no upper deck. it was amazing. everyone says they have the best fans in the nation, but if there are any better fans than those Jayhawk fans then i haven't seen them.
also, the people were exceedingly nice. everyone was. every fan we spoke to, every one who volunteered to take our photo, to the greeter girl at the gift shop, down to the ******** security! y'all- going to a Texas game is like something out of Red Dawn compared to my experience today. you just walk in wherever you want to, and go wherever you want to go, and nobody hassles you or stresses you. everyone is just chilling, smiling, enjoying themselves. i stood underneath the basket for like a minute so that i could get some footage of KJ warming up, and nobody cared. when i was done, i went and found an usher who gave me detailed directions to my seats. everyone there was just in one big jolly **** mood, and it was like nothing i've ever experienced.
the fans who we met were great. every single one of them (literally, all of them) *****-talked us on sight for being UT fans (in a friendly way), and then offered to do something for us, like take a photo or give us directions. reminded me of tailgating at UT football, only this time i was the out-of-towner. also, the women were hot. everywhere. and not just prairie hot, but hot hot. Austin hot. and so many of them wear tight jeans and blue KU basketball jerseys, and i gotta say, it was doing it for me. they got a look going on up here that's the great plains version of skirts and boots. hell the mom of two who sat in front of me was flat out gorgeous. KU fans are a 10/10 based on today.
bottom line, seeing a game at Allen Field House was top 5 on my sports bucket list, and it exceeded expectations. any college hoops fan has to make the trip some day. i can't imagine that there's another game day experience like it in America. and Lawrence isn't that bad either. it certainly ****** all over Manhattan, that's for sure. some cool restaurants and bars too. so, for my first ever trip to see Texas play KU at The Phog, i give it a 9.1 out of 10. it's -1.5 for the loss, but the abundance of beautiful women was a +.6. couldn't have had a better time unless Texas had won the game."
It went above 122 decibels in that place. that's what i mean when i say that i've never experienced anything like it. beyond that, their fans are so into the game/game day festivities. it truly shined a light on what a social event UT Basketball is. the fans here were engaged the entire time, with everything that was happening, from the plays on the court, to the half time entertainment, to the musical numbers and chants, to the things they do during free throws, or when a player fouls out, and when there's an air ball, etc. 16,000 people just totally committed to the cause, and not in sole cavernous multi-purpose arena, but in a gym, with no upper deck. it was amazing. everyone says they have the best fans in the nation, but if there are any better fans than those Jayhawk fans then i haven't seen them.
also, the people were exceedingly nice. everyone was. every fan we spoke to, every one who volunteered to take our photo, to the greeter girl at the gift shop, down to the ******** security! y'all- going to a Texas game is like something out of Red Dawn compared to my experience today. you just walk in wherever you want to, and go wherever you want to go, and nobody hassles you or stresses you. everyone is just chilling, smiling, enjoying themselves. i stood underneath the basket for like a minute so that i could get some footage of KJ warming up, and nobody cared. when i was done, i went and found an usher who gave me detailed directions to my seats. everyone there was just in one big jolly **** mood, and it was like nothing i've ever experienced.
the fans who we met were great. every single one of them (literally, all of them) *****-talked us on sight for being UT fans (in a friendly way), and then offered to do something for us, like take a photo or give us directions. reminded me of tailgating at UT football, only this time i was the out-of-towner. also, the women were hot. everywhere. and not just prairie hot, but hot hot. Austin hot. and so many of them wear tight jeans and blue KU basketball jerseys, and i gotta say, it was doing it for me. they got a look going on up here that's the great plains version of skirts and boots. hell the mom of two who sat in front of me was flat out gorgeous. KU fans are a 10/10 based on today.
bottom line, seeing a game at Allen Field House was top 5 on my sports bucket list, and it exceeded expectations. any college hoops fan has to make the trip some day. i can't imagine that there's another game day experience like it in America. and Lawrence isn't that bad either. it certainly ****** all over Manhattan, that's for sure. some cool restaurants and bars too. so, for my first ever trip to see Texas play KU at The Phog, i give it a 9.1 out of 10. it's -1.5 for the loss, but the abundance of beautiful women was a +.6. couldn't have had a better time unless Texas had won the game."
Toppin is extremely disruptive on defense. he’s long, bouncey, mobile and energetic. He also doesn’t make a ton of mistakes on offense. He may not score a ton but he’s not going to get you beat on that end either. he understands who he is.
brooks just completely loses focus at times. His
motor is really inconsistent. He’s probably every bit as athletic as toppin but you wouldn’t know it because toppin has a motor and brooks doesn’t. Brooks lack of focus and lackadaisical play leads to turnovers and bad plays often at the worst times.
I defended brooks for much of the season but it’s getting hard. I’m just not sure you can win a ship with him playing 20+ minutes.
nah bama is safely in. they’ll finish what…19-12 at worst? They’re top 25 NET with 7 quad 1 wins and 6 quad 2. They’re overall record against quad 1 and 2 is 13-9. 7-7 quad 1 6-2 quad 2. They’re not getting left out. i’d say their floor is an 8 seed. #1 sos. Just a brutal schedule. and they’ve got wins over 2 likely 1 seeds in Gonzaga and Baylor.
Brooks is the king of being the centerpiece of every bad thing that happens in a game at a critical moment.
I agree on his strength being an issue. 4th worst in TO's, 3rd in blocks (Collins is actually 2nd), 5th in steals, 4th in scoring, 49% FG, 77% FT, 2nd Rebounds.
He takes those mid-range shots because Cal wants him to. Still 49% is pretty good. He's a role player, playing his role on this team. He's a long way from not being as bad as you make him out to be lol. He's a serviceable 4 year player. Cal is going to yank him if he's not playing well. As he did against FL..
He's certainly not the proto-typical power forwards we've had in the past, but then again Cal hasn't landed any.
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