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  Dukeperbole
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  @BShark too many regular season NBA games to be a good product is the main problem. Players take off games since playoff seeding can be a crap shoot, so really just playing for home court advantage which isn’t as important as players being healthy. I generally agree with your sentiment but we have to check our biases with this. A neutral observer could watch a random NBA game vs a random college basketball game and I bet most would say the NBA game is more entertaining. College ball just has better intangibles and better tourney format which puts it over the top for me, but we are also usually watching a top 10 team play. I don’t know that I would say the same thing if I grew up in Boston a Celtics fan who went to a non basketball power college.
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  KU / Duke Takeaways
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  @nuleafjhawk he did get something , he got ejected lmao. just messin with ya bud , I hear ya
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  KU vs Duke Game Thread
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  @wissox said in KU vs Duke Game Thread: @Texas-Hawk-10 My experience is neutral floor fans that have to travel are not going to be the rowdy freshmen that are drunk, rude, crude and obnoxious. The exception being the Kentucky fans I met in 2012 in the SuperDome. I dealt with that group in San Antonio in 2022 with Villanova fans. Those fans generally lived down to the expectations of Philly fans of being total assholes. Vegas is also a major travel destination for rich kids, which Duke has plenty of, looking for a debaucherous time since recreational weed is legal in Nevada, unlike North Carolina amd have plenty of money to blow. Even with that, the students I interacted with fine and not like Missouri, Kentucky, KSU, ISU, or Villanova’s fans.
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  UNCW Takeaways
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  @Zabudda We better not think we can go toe-to-toe in a game based on height. I’m hoping we try what we did in our last game and get out and run. We should be willing to try several things to see what works. This Duke team is crazy talented and tall. Not sure their weaknesses. I would think our best shot is to try to control the tempo and find a tempo we do well at and they struggle. Our on-ball and ball screen defense has to be energetic and pesky to disrupt their offense. I know one thing… Self better have stressed rebounding this past week. It’s the key to controlling tempo and possessions. KJ! Come on, brother! Get in there and fight!
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  UNCW Game Thread
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  @BeddieKU23 said in UNCW Game Thread: @jayballer67 Assume they are working the logistics of this possibility. Tiller wants to come, I think at this point it’s mostly about trying to make it work within the NCAA’s rules.
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  KJ Rebounding
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  @drgnslayr for sure being a small 2a school we didn’t have a ton of size. I was/am a shade over 6’1 and played forward a lot because at that size I was still taller than half the other players. We had one 6’5 guy that played center for us and he’s a good dude but one of the most uncoordinated guys I’ve ever met lol. I’d just shot fake and dunk on him in practice a couple of times a week. Probably my biggest game was we played Hutch Trinity every year and they had some good players. There 6’7 center ended going to Pitt state and playing for a few years before he had shoulder issues. I held him 7 points and shut him down the last we played them. Its funny because I always joke with my son (9) that the only 3 things he can count on in life is death, Taxes and my jump shot. Admittedly I don’t have a great jumper but I was a really good FT shooter and all district defense. My goal was always to make whomever I was guarding cry because they couldn’t do anything. I was probably a lot like KJ to my team, but I could actually rebound lol. I shot 1/3 in my highschool career from 3 point land. The one I hit I got called for a Technical foul, kid guarding me was running his trap all game (while we were winning by 20 mind you). I hit the shot and told him that was the SBC long distance shot of the game.
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  Oakland Game Thread
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  @BShark said in Oakland Game Thread: @BeddieKU23 said in Oakland Game Thread: Disagree he’s playing too many. Play your depth, injuries happen, if you can minimize the risk of injury with some of the guys right now for the long haul you do it. Injuries and guys getting worn down from too many minutes is a real thing that has happened to Hunt, Juan and KJ. We have 10 that belong, figure it out He always plays this many early, especially in games where we will win anyway. He knows it will be trimmed by conference play but compared to last year the minutes for the big three should hopefully be down. UNC game was more telling. Bill tightens up his rotation when the competition ramps up.
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  Beat Izzy Beat Sparty
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  Not sure if this was already posted. Pretty amazing video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCX3wkqP9N4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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  UNC Game Thread
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  @Texas-Hawk-10 this. Lol
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  Basketball Season
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  Im not down on Zach either. He seems to have active hands on D. He doesnt seem to finish well but he can bring energy, 5 fouls and size and thats useful.
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  Howard Game Thread
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  MOST , first team All Americans - - -Worlds loudest indoor Stadium , 95 % winning % home court-------- NUFF SAID-- -anybody got anything to say ? – - -( crickets ) - - -THOUGHT SO - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG
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  Darryn Bucket Jones Peterson
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  Another good game tonight tipping the Season off will be Gonzaga–? Baylor. ought to be a good one.
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  AFH
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  @drgnslayr “net gain”. Nice
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  Pigs
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  Not a good look but TCU completely shut down Arkansas yesterday and ended up beating them in an overtime exhibition game.
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  Q in a Ghillie Suit
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  Washburn
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  @BShark I can’t wait to see a fully engaged Chiefs team.
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  Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster
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  Naaassssty!
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  USF coach Rahim died today
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  @wissox Praying for a complete healing/recovery for you.
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  Injuries piling up
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  @FarmerJayhawk said in Injuries piling up: @BeddieKU23 also, heard the foot will be fine. He’d go if needed Hope so, I’m always worried with bigs that get foot injuries, how much impact that means long term. Hunter is a big dude and carries what 260-270 pounds. Wear and tear… Hopefully it gets put behind him. We need him.
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  Late Night Tonight!
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  Okay… the temps are dropping and I’ve picked off all my remaining tomatoes… Let’s do this! RCJH!