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  Bad day for ranked teams/parity
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  As much as I like to see UK lose I don’t want them to lose too much before we play them so their fans can’t cry about how we only beat them because we caught them on a down year.
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  Composite 5 Under Evaluation
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  My point with this thread is that we should never be intimidated because of height. We are bound to face some tree-like teams and post players this season. That doesn’t mean we think the way we were thinking when we were smoked by Kentucky last year. We gave them just what they wanted… a shorter opposition who never used a shot fake or created scoring space… just took it up right in the teeth of their big guys. I would like to think we can be just a wee bit more sophisticated this year. Stop focusing on our disadvantages and focus on our advantages. We aren’t going to overcome physics. If we bring shots in on a 7’6" player that can dunk flat-footed we get what we deserve. But if we decide to look at these kinds of match ups as the “glass is half full” then we quickly realize what a huge advantage we have by going up against guys that are 7’6". Like… how the heck is that guy going to fight through an off-ball screen? I hope UCI runs at least two 7-footers at a time. We should focus off-ball screens on these two. They’ll either foul out immediately, or they will be way too late on the switch or jump out. Maybe we will even see Perry use another shot fake! Wouldn’t that be something! The only way these footers can be effective is if they go straight up and down to defend. Anything else should be ripe low-picking fruit for us drawing fouls.
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  Mickelson vs. Withey
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  @HighEliteMajor Yep
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  MONTANA GRIZZLIES - SATURDAY 1 P.M. (SORRY, TIME WARNER CABLE)
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  @JayHawkFanToo you don’t have to marry her!
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  Would UK Be Better, or Worse, If Diallo and Skal Were starting?
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  @jaybate-1.0 Skal is having big issues. In the lasts 5 games he has played 91 minutes or 18mpg, has shot 6-19 or 0.32, has 12 rebound or 2.4 rpg, 20 points or 4 ppg and 16 fouls or 3.2 fpg. Diallo probably has better numbers. At this rate, Labissiere is playing himself out of the lottery and might need an extra year.
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  Image of Mark Twain and Nicola Tesla and Its Little Known Connection to Basketball
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  In which @jaybate 1.0 first compares the Lex Lutherian Dimensions of Self's Experimentation with Composite 5...(see full title in body of post)
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  @jaybate-1.0 Well, one thing for certain: if Bill Self continues to utilize all of the Composite Five, the Jayhawks are gifted with fouls to distribute.
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  Wayne Selden... The Heart of this Jayhawk Team
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  @drgnslayr Awesome post, Wayne has become the player we have ranted about for 2+ years. Enjoy the ride.
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  Montana Chat
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  @wrwlumpy no lump!
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  The Most Important Take Away from the Disembowelling of the Grizzlies: Wayne's Concentration Still Comes and Goes
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  Trifecta Bell Blues, or Does Bill Self Want an Inside Game Bad Enough to Bait the Trap with Trey Ball Talk?
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  @jaybate-1.0 I love that version by the Fifth Dimension, one of my favorite bands…
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  For nuleafjhawk. KANSAS JAYHAWKS
  • wrwlumpy  

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  @ralster I still remember Sherron’s farewell speech in AFH. Did anyone maintain a dry eye after that? There are plenty of guys out there who have skills to bring to the Kansas bench, but who could bring more heart for being a Jayhawk? That is a very tangible plus that can’t be artificially generated. Sherron is the real deal. I believe he could bring heart to every Jayhawk team… and with heart comes an easy path for building drive to win, and sometimes even a big chip.
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  The Power of Polly
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  @jaybate-1.0 I think what holds Scot back is the same thing that holds many creative people back. Scot doesn’t fit the stereotype of a typical coach, player… etc. so most people discount his ability. Scot tends to be whimsical but he has a great creative mind and for the most part, a winning attitude and drive for success. I can’t attest to his ability to coach, but I can imagine him to be quite effective. He is very personable and communicates creatively, sometimes that is what it takes to reach some players.
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  Warriors Playbook
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  @wissoxfan83 I’ve already banned him.
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  Chaundee Brown/ Andrew Jones
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  @elpoyo Players go to UK because of the hype and knowing that they will likely be going to the League regardless of where they go. At UK they get fancy digs, an adoring fan base, exposure, guaranteed playing time, get to rub elbows with celebrities and last but least, the allegations that a lot of money changes hands…remember money falling off FedEx envelopes? When you say that Wiggins gave only 50% effort, it is extremely unfair to the kid and actually quite incorrect; Wigging playing at 50% does not start for KU. Period. Wigging came to KU as an athletic freak with a decent offensive game; the defense skills he learned at KU made him a complete and much better player. I just don’t understand why you are always trying to undersell and demean the KU program. If there was no 1 year rule, I agree, Wigging does not come to KU…and 8 out 10 players that went to UK would not have gone there either or Duke or UNC…so what is your point, other than trying to be controversial? If by repeated trip through the legal system and several drug rehabs stints is you idea of school pride, then you are right…Beasley wins by a country mile.
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  DeAndre Ayton
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  @jayballer54 I put little faith in predictions… especially this early. It reminds me of preseason predictions on a National Championship. The recruiting process has been going on for DeAndre most of his life… but it will kick into high gear here shortly.
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  It Appears We Have A Tentative Deal
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  @REHawk Yeah, I feel you there!
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  For the record
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  @KUSTEVE said: @wrwlumpy Kansas City. Neighbors yard.
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  KU VOLLEYBALL FINAL FOUR!
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  Largest number of fans they will have played in front of tonight. Most of them from Nebraska. They had a great turnout in San Diego against USC.
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  Ugly Sweater Promotion
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  @benshawks08 No problem with that. I would have preferred a picture in front of the Naismith statue with Naismith wearing a red hat…that’s all.