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Think we were run out of our gym last year by Kentucky, and my guess is many thought the sky was falling. Throughout the season many were negative towards Big Dave and different aspects of the team. A loss like yesterday hurts our pride, but I’m sure Coach Self will use it to bring about a great deal of improvement in a variety of ways.

No doubt Duke will be ranked probably #2 after beating Kentucky who will. probably move up to #5!!!

Is the negative attention nationwide or only on this site? I would guess that many of the kids playing college sports come with some kind of risk. I would also. think that when a court decision is made then a decision will be made on his playing or not. Let’s not be judge, jury and executioners since we know only what the media has chosen to give us.

Wasn’t attempting to compare him to Frank, and I don’t think a leader needs to be a beast offensively. Interesting how some were ready to clear a space for new title trophy and banner a few months back, but after two exhibition games are bashing almost every. player.

[Today in History post: Dec. 21, 1891 The first basketball game is believed to have been played at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass. ](Devised by James Naismith, “basket ball” involved the use of a soccer ball and two peach baskets with nine players on each team. The final score of this experimental game was 1-0.

Even though it wasn’t in the plans, he has spent 4 years here and probably has a deep appreciation for the program and all surrounding it. This place has been his family for four years, and he realizes that the end of all it has been to him is near.

Bryce’s speed at getting the ball up the court was outstanding. It causes numerous good things to happen.

Seems almost all of us are pulling for Dave and Wilson to put things together. Dave has definitely had a few good minutes but certainly not very many. It has to frustrate the other players when he misses point blank shots or loses the handle. In my opinion Wilson at this time does not fit at all with the team. He seems to have little connection to the others who seem to try all they can to pick him up.

Once these guys figure out who the leader on the floor is, they will be fine. Last year was easy with Jalen taking over.

@kuballin10 Certainly wasn’t ignoring the fact that the game was played in AFH. Simply stating that KU had the ability to play at a championship level when you consider who all we beat this year. Something definitely was lacking when we went on the road. In our world today, it seems too many people quickly jump on the bandwagon (whether it’s positive or negative). Look at the Chiefs. Everyone bashing them until they finally figured out it was ok for the defense to be the leader. It would be interesting to go back and look at comments earlier in the season after the big wins.

I would think if he’s not playing that he’s already decided on the option he plans to take. I understand the worry of an injury but wasn’t that possible every game during the season. Our sense of loyalty (to team, teammates, school, etc.) seems to have disappeared over the years.

Must have been similar to our game at TCU a few years back!

Moss and Enaruna will continue to make this team better.

Players who need to be the leaders seem distracted; definitely not into the game.

@BeddieKU23 Best statement yet, “…the kid being ready when his number was called.” That probably. shows the coaches as much or more than anything. It would be great if every kid got to play every game, but we know that disappeared when a kid hits high school varsity.

What a great story that has so many angles! Overcoming obstacles, parental support, Coach Self and why he is great. Inspirational and tear jerking - sounds like a movie.

Definitely not down on Gradey but not sure what legacy you’re looking at. Because he is a freshman, his immaturity at this level has certainly shown this year through his inconsistency. Those that have been mentioned stuck with it through 2,3,4 or 5 years and continually improved. Several went on to successful. pro careers after risking injury while playing. I see the risk of playing another year as advantageous to his future because it will allow him the opportunity to become a stronger player in a variety of ways. Right. now he is a streaky shooter, kind of how Remy was last year.

@BeddieKU23 KJ is a good rebounder.

So much of it will depend on the mindset of those playing tonight. Their approach to it will determine if it’s a game or not.

@BeddieKU23 Don’t know that college ball is down as much as the number of players who have switched programs has created so many roster changes. This in turn creates a lack of cohesiveness at times for even the better teams. When a team has 5 or more players who have been together for 2 or more years, they know one another’s moves and fit together better.

Seems that too often on here we fear the other team and wonder how on earth we can adjust to them. What are they thinking? They lost by 50 when they played against Purdue and their big center.

What a great story! Definitely an answer to the proverbial “wonder what ever happened to him.”

Better have Tom Herman named HC within a day or two.

Too old to remember how Frank was as a leader when he was a soph. Do believe that Devon will get there once all of these guys get more comfortable playing together. It’s easy to get down on them when we expect so much. They all want to do well and perhaps are trying too hard at times.

Mahomes turnovers the past 2 games have been killers.

Tradition says go to the football game until its outcome looks fairly certain and then leave. Tradition says go to a basketball and stay until the end, no matter what. KU is a basketball school, and unfortunately football has a lot of ground to make up.

The state of college basketball today. Good players and good teams all over the place will lead to more upsets such as this one.

@AsadZ No doubt about that. Chris Jones was the MVP.

Most unusual mascots would make for an interesting read; here in Colorado we have two that I’ve never seen: Brush Beetdiggers and Rocky Ford Meloneers. Both are very appropriate to their agricultural roots.

/r/CollegeBasketball rulebookguy 3 points · 1 year ago They are only suspended for the next game if they participated in the fight. The NCAA Case Book covers this situation. A.R. 276. A6 and B6 leave the bench because a fight has broken out. A6 and B6 do not participate in the fight. RULING: A6 and B6 shall be ejected. No free-throw penalties or technical fouls shall be assessed to A6 and B6 or the coaches of Team A and Team B. Because neither participated in the fight, no fighting penalty or suspension shall be invoked against them. And the NCAA Rule Book talks about suspensions for being involved in the fight in Rule 10-5: Art. 11. The first time an individual participates in a fight during the season (including exhibition games), the individual shall be suspended from participating in the team’s next regular-season game (not an exhibition contest), including tournament competition.

@Kcmatt7 You’re probably right about not talking about it come March, but I’d be willing to bet we hear about it from opponents and the media. Hopefully, all involved can take something positive from it, accept any consequences, and move on.

@jayballer73 No one knows except those in the NCAA offices. One would hope that those in power would use common sense and realize that a coach cannot be in control of every players’ actions and behaviors at all times. Too many instances of players losing control of their emotions for the NCAA to label all coaches as not having institutional control.

Didn’t see Duke or Kentucky mentioned anywhere in the article.

We survived a game without Devon; not sure we could survive one without Doke.

I would imagine the opponent would force the pass to Agbaji, who is not a good ball handler.

Dave isn’t Dok by any stretch of the imagination (and we shouldn’t expect that, just as Marcus isn’t Dot) and certainly. has his issues, but if you go back and watch the game, he had several moments that definitely contributed to the victory. I see something in this team that has been missing so many times through the years - fight, scratch and claw for something that looks almost not possible.

They seem to have found that scrappy style that was there early in the season and then disappeared during January. Braun is the leader of that trait; he certainly has been doing his share of the dirty work.

“And it makes a statement that we need to value every single possession!” Now if we only would do so.

MJ almost was lost at times but he also did some really good things tonight. Much more aggressive on defense most times and came up with some loose balls. Almost seemed odd but when Jalen exited, we opened up the lead. Kudos to Juan and Joseph.

@kjayhawks Good ole’ Lebanon, KS. Went to kindergarten and 1st grade there.

@Crimsonorblue22 We have not played even close to how we played much earlier in the season. We have won close games which is great, but it is concerning with March here. And even more concerning the way our scorers are not scoring consistently. Right now Gradey cannot be counted on as a threat. Something is definitely off; certainly does not look like a lottery pick the past two games. It was as if the team treated today like a scrimmage, but Texas realized that it was a game.

@jayballer67 To take it one step further, we really have no one who has been consistent for some time now. Jalen is our closest, but he has had some rough games lately. Juan is superb when/if he is aggressive. I really believe that we can win every game before it starts. IF/when we play like there is no tomorrow, no team can stay with us. Not sure where the button to push is located, but sure hope Coach Self has it ready.

@stoptheflop Before Remi started his hot streak last year off the bench, what kind. of production did we get from the bench? It’s almost like our bench players really aren’t expected to score since the starting five pretty well takes care of that. It would be a real bonus if they did, but none other than Joe look to score. As long as they can play good defense and either score a few or create opportunities for starters to score, I’m ok with that.

Is Gradey Dick playing today? Wow, how on earth can he expect to play in the NBA when he finds it tough to go three days in a row?

McCollum had 15 at half and ended with 17; who shut him down in the second half? Thought that was a huge difference for us in the second half.

@dylans 21+year old is quite different than an 18-19 year old in many ways. I understand that Bobby Knight while at Indiana worked with a sports psychologist to develop a test that was then given to a kid before Knight would recruit him. This helped determine whether or not the kid would be able to function under him. Probably wasn’t fool proof but it probably saved some problems over the years.

Guess I’d stick with ours. When is the last time KU had a losing record? How many times in the past 25 years have we lost 10 or more games? Three losing seasons in a row for them at one point.

@kjayhawks Today was a perfect example of what you’re saying. Our offense wasn’t very good until the last 6-8 minutes but our defense kept us in the game. Granted, Cincy shot poorly but I like to think we had a lot to do with that.

Many interesting and some valid points have been raised. It’s so easy to look for mistakes, issues, etc. in coaches and players, especially when we certainly have been spoiled throughout the years. Chemistry is such a huge part of any team; this team right now doesn’t seem to have tons of it. Also seem to be similar to the past couple years in that we’re not very mentally or physically tough. Hard to believe that no one has brought up how bad David McCormick was several years ago and how HCBS protected him. Too soft to be a big winner. Seem to recall Remy was not too highly thought of either for a good part of the year.

@SlimShaddy54 Good point. A true leader will not only take control of things but will not be afraid to get in a teammate’s face (literally &/or figuratively). I definitely do not see that attribute. Easy to talk a good game and leadership but extremely difficult to actually do it.