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@wissox I actually think they should always award the ball to the defense on a tie-up. And the losing team should get the ball to start the second half. And the teams should have beer during their breaks.
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@mayjay I think Huggins used to have beer during his breaks
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Danger time for Purdue
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I’m all in for the beer idea. KU fans too, should always have free
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I see that back to back coming.- - - -Kentucky going to throw the bank at Hurley is what’s being said. - -I don’t think he leaves U Con
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@jayballer67 and UConn’s three point line D has been awesome. They are guarding well out to the arc forcing Purdue to drive the ball……1 three tonight
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@kuballin10 said in Other bball games:
@jayballer67 and UConn’s three point line D has been awesome. They are guarding well out to the arc forcing Purdue to drive the ball……1 three tonight
ya , that’s what I was saying earlier. I thought it was Purdue that was really good on their three point shooting, and U Conn has flat taken that away
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Looks like going to turn out and be right. I said I thought U Conn would Probably win by 10 plus and looks like that is how it’s going to turn out. Not that I necessarily wanted it to but---- U Conn is just really , really, good
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@jayballer67 It’s 2024 modern basketball.
Guards are dominating just like you said. We won’t have the best guards and wings next year hence my constant negativity this year and projecting for next
Bill getting passed by the game cause he’s too stubborn to adjust
What he values in guards doesn’t translate to 6 titles in 25 years….
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@jayballer67 Purdue sucks honestly all Eden and nothing else. Their guards are slow and trash. Big 10 is a joke and elevated them higher than they are
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@kuballin10 UConn only lost 3 games this year; who in the heck was able to beat them??
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Am I the only one that heard Hurley drop hints in the post-game interview that he was leaving (going to Kentucky)?
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@bskeet - such as?
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Ummm… he pretty definitely did not do that. He was pretty clear of his intentions to stay at UCONN.
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Ended up just like I said you keep Edey honest and make him earn his, don’t let anyone else beat you. It’s the same story as usual it takes elite guards and superior coaching every march. Edey is the best Big in the country by a wide margin, UConn’s guards were light years better on both ends than Purdues.
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Hats off to Hurley, like him or not, what he has done in past two years is simply outstanding.
He can recruit and coach at a very high level.
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UConn is feast or Famine by all accounts. The last 25 years they have missed the tournament 9 times but have made 8 final fours and won 6 championships. I guess the question is would you rather have their resume or ours? I’d take theirs all day personally. We have 6 final fours and 2 titles in the same time frame in 9 more chances.
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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.
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Just crazy.
3 titles with 3 different coaches in the last 25 years. Luck or when the program is right, it really does pay off
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@COHawk My guess is that other teams’ fans across the country would answer that - “theirs”. Who doesn’t want 6 titles out of 8 chances. While we regularly get bounced in the second round.
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@kjayhawks I’m going with ours, though the repeat is a strong weight toward UConn’s - really want one of those baaaaaaad for Self and the Hawks. That said, I’m super proud of our conference streak. And, weirdly, a down coupla years adds pathos to the whole thing for me. I’m optimistic that the NIL era will settle into something that lets me keep on believin’ we will eventually dominate. (I’ve never pretended to be a totally rational fan!!!)
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@COHawk If your inferring us that would be the correct answer. If you are ignoring where the game was played and when the game was played that is two crucial details in your analysis that is lacking.
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@Jayblaze Winning the little 12 and flaming out in the tourney is worthless to me.
It’s titles or nothing. Beating 12 teams with the afh advantage isn’t that big of an accomplishment and shows based on our teams buckling in the tourney.
Give me uconn all day long it’s all about titles not conference winning streaks…literally no fan, media or player outside of Kansas cares about that crap.
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KU and Duke. Favorites to win it all next year.
let the unrealistic expectations begin.
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@nuleafjhawk Right that’s my deal we have more first weekend exits than they do missed tournaments. To me when we lose in the first or second round, it really doesn’t feel like we were in the tournament to begin with. To me NCs are worth a lot. Now if they lost last night I would be on the fence and before last season I’d definitely take ours over theirs. Think about it they have more NCs the last 25 years and than KU, Kentucky, Dook and UCLA Combined!! After this season I think you have to start adding them to a blue blood conversation.
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@kjayhawks right on all counts. I think they’re probably being considered heavily in the blue blood conversations right now
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Instead of 3-4 B12 championships, I would rather win Natty and hang the banner in AFH.
Natty is the ultimate prize.
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I love Self and will not trade him for anyone else.
At the same time, we all mistakes and Self has made a few.
I’d hope Self can reflect and look in the mirror and determine what needs to change for greater overall success.
Also, is he holding his assistants accountable? I am not sure? Maybe he is, maybe he is not.
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@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.
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@AsadZ I would think at this point he is reevaluating quite a bit. I definitely get ticked at Self from time to time, as you said and he has openly stated mistakes himself. I get frustrated when people on here act like he’s perfect which no one is in any light. Bright side don’t believe any KU fans are sending death threats like the bluegrass goons. I really think changes to the staff especially conditioning practices are at the top of the list. I heard a couple of months ago Manning was coming back but the talk of it has quieted down. I think Vaughn and Manning need to come back with Vaughn being the coach in waiting probably won’t ever happen.
