KU Basketball

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  velvet is soft. Cotton is too. whipped cream is soft, so is butter
  • Lulufulu  

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  @drgnslayr Our guards are full of it. Frank, Devonte’ , Wayne. Those guys have IT. Bragg and Diallo have IT. They just havent been given a chance to prove it yet. I like Perry, I really do. He is a good player and he will leave KU as statistically one of the best. But holy cow!! I mean come on! Come on!
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  Hypothesis: some aliases mostly post after KU losses, or misfortune...hmmm
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  @DoubleDD just thinking we don’t have many easy games in conference, plus our conference tourney. We always have tough games from lower seeds, such as drawing okie state w/smart 2 years ago. Baylor last year. TT beat ISU during regular season, ksu upset us at their place, (puke) then there’s always that TCU game. Just a thought.
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  Loose Balls...The Night Before Harvard
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  @jaybate-1.0 Interesting that the NCAA chose not to vacate the 2003 title…yes, that one…even when the violations started in 2002…makes you wonder why…probably the same reason why they are waiting to punish UNC until after the season since it has teams contending in both football and basketball
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  The 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational trophy is becoming more impressive
  • Statmachine  

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  @VailHawk Just about every top coach in college BBall including Coach Self is on the record indicating that by the meat of the schedule they prefer to play primarily 7-8 players and a few more limited minutes. The squid famously tried platooning last year so he could play 10 players and he indicated afterwards he will never try that again.
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  Harvard vs Kansas chat.....
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  @Texas-Hawk-10 Great points.
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  Self Putting a Target on Izzo's Back...GOOD FOR BILL
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  @DoubleDD But you like Self having such a positive edge on other top coaches, right? And Self has beaten IZZO as much as others have beaten IZZO, right? Allen had Iba. And Wooden had Newell. And sometimes they never get time to finally figure the tough opponent out. Dean had Wooden’s dust for ten full years before Wooden retired and left the stage to Smith and then Knight. But I am confident Self is circling in on Izzo. Tom just does not make many mistakes at all. He is a very, very, VERY good basketball coach.
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  WHAT PLAYER SCORED 20 VS. KU AND 30 VS. HARVARD?
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  On a blown call…
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  Can You Handle The Truth? Self's Traylor Comment A Targeted Farce
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  I think the best explanation is that HCBS was feeding comments to the media that would supplant the minutes that Traylor lost to Diallo. He needs Jamari to stay engaged. He can’t afford to lose him (mentally, emotionally or spiritually) because Jamari knows the system and, as a senior, is less likely to have lapses and is more predictable in critical moments in games. That said, Self knows that Diallo has more talent and is going to need to get more and more minutes. Self is always coaching… And he knows how to use all the tools at his disposal to get the most out of the team. Don’t take this the wrong way, but the media is a sort of tool for him. I think he’s savvy, not delusional. Maybe I just choose to see it that way… (but I’ll look at his .800 winning percentage as exhibit A)
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  @SoftballDad2011 giles
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  Block everything or no?
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  Also, it will take him time to figure out when to stay on his man, and when to leave him to try and block a shot of another player. This is a bit trickier than just playing close clean d and timing your jumps. For instance, i saw in the last two games good discipline plays by both traylor and hunter where they were guarding their man down low, and another opposing player had got by a ku defender (perry and wayne) and were driving towards the basket. Rather than go over to help right away and thus leaving their men open for a easy pass, rebound, and a bucket, they waited until the driving player commited to the shot before trying to block it. I also saw a few plays by bragg and one by lucas where they went to help too soon, and the guys they were supposed to guard down low were then open for easy passes and baskets, or rebounds and baskets. Cheick will need to learn discipline, and i have no doubt he will, plus he looks to be a great natural shot blocker
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  Could Any Other Coach Than Johnny .600 Go 3-3 with Ben Simmons?
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  @wissoxfan83 If I had known he were Hornsby’s kid, I would have set up a scholarship just for him, on the condition Bruce would sing The Way It Is at each game against a ranked opponent!!
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  What Can We Learn Tonight?
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  I watched the entire game and enjoyed every minute of it. UCLA force Kentucky into being an outside shooting team and they did not have good shooting night until the end when they connected on several 3s but by then it was too late and UCLA answered every time.
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  HARVARD CRIMSON - 2:15 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2
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  Diallo- First Impression
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  @drgnslayr He’s just not polished, there’s a degree of unpredictability when he touches the ball, but the risk/reward factor of what we have already seen glimpses of, far outweighs just labeling him raw. He’s got plenty of skill even if his defense is above his offensive ability right now. I think he’s been unfairly labeled raw just because he’s not the traditional throw it in the post, or stretch big that can shoot out to the perimeter. He’s just that athletically gifted hybrid forward that just needs game time and coaching to advance his skill set. I’m certain that his stat lines won’t always be as pretty as the Loyola game but I’m certain its not the last time we see games like that as well.
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  DIALLO and OPENING TIP?
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  @nuleafjhawk remember the other pt guard is getting back on D on masons defensive boards. He’s still impressive though.
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  Hanging jersey's?
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  @drgnslayr Trophies are ok as memories, just not as something to idolize. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. Ok - sermon’s over for the day. Lol
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  Don't be short shorts Bill Self
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  Ok guys
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  @justanotherfan But you would think after 3 years he would know to stay outside instead of trying to bang with guys bigger than him. Does Self not tell him this?
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  Interesting KU stats
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  I like beating Roy in the ncaa’s!️
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  C5 Hangs 27/20, Makes Wooden Award List
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  @JayHawkFanToo hmmmm a lil more.