@kjayhawks said in This is The Feel Good Edition KU-AZ:
I’ll take my usual stance on the B12 tournament, win it all or lose the first game. Although with the way with this team had played if we won, it will be something
This year is different. Performance in the tournament may make a big difference in seeding. Definitely want to avoid an 8-9 game. 6 or 7 seed better for hopes of making a 2-3 game run. Remember that Alabama reached the FF with double digit losses last year.
Best late game execution in a long while…
Guys - let’s not celebrate yet. We have to be able to inbound the ball…
We have to make front-ends the rest of the way…
@webjay said in This is The Feel Good Edition KU-AZ:
BTW, cannot stand the new Capitol one commercial
Any that you do???
@BeddieKU23 said in This is The Feel Good Edition KU-AZ:
Our defensive scheme is horrible
Do we have a scheme???
UA scored 30 pts in the 1st half with a late 5 pt flurry - they have 29 points in 8 minutes this half…
Nothing from the bench. AJ and Diggy are 0-7 and no rebounds, assists, steals, nada…
Hunt missed two FTs when we were up 14 and 39-25, and it’s been downhill since then…
Zeke did nothing to challenge the penetration…in two straight possessions…
9 point deficit at the ft line at home…
15-1 assist to TO ratio and we’re just up 6…
FTs a season long issue. They are 6-7; we’re 0-2…
@jay4ever said in This is The Feel Good Edition KU-AZ:
AZ is not worthy top-25 rank
Maybe not, but they are 4 games up on us in conference…
We are 7-1 assist to TO and AU 1-4, yet only up 1…
UH already has 5 more shot attempts - killing us on the glass…
4 shot attempts on that possession…
@DanR said in Lets take the lead into the first TV timeout!:
Looked at Wake and thought, these guys stink. Then noticed their record is better than KU’s (maybe tied after tonight though).
ACC is really weak. Wake’s only win of note was Michigan by 2 early in the season. Have recently lost to FSU, UVA and NC State…
Storr is just not a good basketball player - can score, inefficiently, but does nothing else even halfway well…
BYU has already gone 10 deep. Clever move to actually play the bench guys…
@wissox said in Tonight's game:
Storr aint ever heard of a bounce pass?
Has he heard of a pass, period???
I seem to remember once upon a time that we were ranked #1, 7-0 to start the season, with wins over Duke and MSU, but perhaps I’m imagining things…
They are going to hit the century mark with about 5 minutes left…
Gee - they are 7-11; 8 RBs to our 3; and 7 assists with zero TOs. Sterling effort…
We have 3 front court guys playing and they don’t have anyone over 6-8 and we’re getting killed on the glass…
@kuballin10 Come on… Yes, there are issues, but putting it all on the handling of Storr and Griffen? While Alabama has definitely been better the past three years (remember they lost 12 games last year), Wisconsin has not - they went 22-14 last year. Storr led them in scoring, but was high usage and very inefficient - 43% from the field, 32% from 3, 4 rebounds and one assist per game. Doesn’t defend. He had no shot as a 3 and D in the NBA unless he improved his shooting and more importantly, defense, which is why he came to KU. It appears that he is what he has been, doesn’t have the requisite BBall IQ, or is just unwilling to do what is necessary to become a better player. He was a recruiting mistake much more than a usage one…Griffen is basically a one-dimensional player - a good spot up shooter - who fit well with the other pieces around him at Alabama. Not so much here - Harris isn’t Sears in penetrating and creating opportunities for shooters…
I agree that HCBS has always shown a quicker hook for some players and not others who seemingly make the same mistakes, but in this case, the problem is more a roster construction one than usage…
In the past four seasons, when Dickinson has been the go to guy, his teams have lost 14 (projected), 11, 16 and 15. Correlation or causation? His numbers have been pretty consistent each year, as has been mediocre team performance. He gives you high teens points and around double digit rebounds per game, but is slow and doesn’t hustle (vast majority of the time), provides no real rim protection, and is a defensive liability. I’m opting for causation - he simply doesn’t make teams better…
@nuleafjhawk said in Interesting Rumor/Note:
@kuballin10 20 Conference Championships. 9 Conference Tournament Championships. 2 National Championships. Hall of Fame.
It’s difficult to fire a guy with that resume. Every coach, every program goes through slack times. I think we need to be a little more patient.
Difficult??? There is no one coaching that has anything close to that resume. Hurley has the 2 titles, but no track record of sustained success. Never mind that he’s an unpleasant human being, at least anywhere near a basketball court…
@approxinfinity said in Wait, KU is playing?:
Seeing a little bit of urgency on the defensive end
Buffs have made 6 0f 7 two points shots. If that’s urgency…
@approxinfinity said in Wait, KU is playing?:
Just kidding.
Supposedly the winless, last place team in the conference - which is hitting 56% right now…
@kjayhawks said in Oh how I hate Kansas State.:
My goodness no game chat
Probably a good thing since we are tied at the first TV timeout against a team that is 0-12 in conference…
A lot of issues related to roster construction and navigating the portal - NIL world, but one thing is clear is that this team is the softest of the Self era - lacking both physical and mental toughness… KU used to win the vast majority of games that came down to crunch time. That certainly hasn’t been true the last couple of years…
Second most points KSU has scored in a conference game…
Storr and Griffen combined 2-11 from 3. 2 RBs and 2 assists…