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  The Myth Of Three Point Defense And Ellis Success
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  @drgnslayr Here here. Earlier in the season, I too yelled at Self - let them drop 3s! We also know of too many good teams with co-dependency on 3s to drop like flies in March. So yes I too am embracing NO IDENTITY for this team. That said, sure hope Self has been building some weapons for March.
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  Time for a little rest.
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  @jayballer54 I don’t agree. I say play them like the whole season is on the line. Coach them like you were Rick Barnes andyour job depended on it. And don’t let up until the final buzzer… Of course this is only because I’m going to the game with my whole family. It’s funny, after last Monday s game vs KSU, I was sure the OU game would be meaningless and I was going down there to watch the Jayhawks be throttled in their way to giving up the streak. On 1 week has passed and the game is still meaningless, however, it’s on the total opposite side of the spectrum! Gotta love college hoops. No sport is as unpredictable and, to me, more enjoyable. Which gets me thinking, if you’re a gambler and try to make your nut on college hoops, you’re probably not winning much money.
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  The True Calling of Jamari Traylor
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  I worry that he’ll have a hard time playing pro ball in the post at his size…totally agree on the skills camp. He needs to attend Moving Away from the Post Camp with breakout sessions on Getting a Jumpshot & Building a Midrange Game.
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  Maybe not the right time, but I have to know
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  Cheick Diallo has been my favorite prospect in this class since his sophomore year, when he first burst on the scene. He may be only 6’9", but he’s the best athlete in the class, even with Thon reclassifying, and his energy, effort, and toughness are off the charts too. He’s like what you’d get if you crossed TRob with JuJu: raw, but hard, quick, bouncy, and capable of dominating a game by sheer force of will. I actually like our chances with him a lot, especially if Alexander doesn’t or can’t come back (although I’m counting on seeing him another year), because he’s been recruited by Norm, and Norm’s landed a lot of the biggest fish we’ve gotten lately (Selden, Oubre, Embiid, Greene). But if he doesn’t suit up for Kansas, I’m hoping he does for ISU because, with the Mayor at the helm, they can become the in-conference rival that KU fans deserve, and Self needs to get us to that next banner.
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  Frickin' ESPN
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  @Kip_McSmithers said: Was she referencing the conference SOS only? Or the entire schedule? Excellent point. The fact is the non-conference schedule is, to some extent, about money. KU schedules mostly home games, and top teams will only do home and away or tournaments. Every year we have several sacrificial lambs who come to get beat for the money while we fill Allen and shore up our budget. Our non-conf schedule has been tougher recently for several reasons: the Champions Classic; a few more home and away deals with significant teams; and non-conference “tournaments” that let us play a few more games. What helps is playing better teams and playing away from Allen. As you say, all of that is beside the point! The streak is exclusively about the conference season. The rebuttal would be to look at the SOS of the Big 12, not KU’s SOS. We won despite Durant, Griffin and Beasley playing for rival teams in our conference. Who were the best players against UCLA during their streak? Who were the best players against Gonzaga? I’m going to go cool off now…
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  Ellis likely out for saturday
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  @brooksmd goodnight! No headaches tmrw! Time for me to head home.
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  WVU vs Kansas Chat - It's payback time!
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  @VailHawk You’re right. Just finished watching the last 2 minutes of regulation and OT. He does look like him. And I hate to say it, but kudos to E*** for going those last 2 minutes, and OT with no commercial breaks until less than 30 sec in OT when it was a wrap. Good job. Now, fire that bimbo.
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  IS BAD BALL THE GREATEST UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCE IN D1, SINCE DEAN SMITH'S FOUR CORNERS?
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  Staten is DNP tonight…
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  The sweet nector of Revenge
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  @RedRooster Well damn. I guess Mason could use a rest though. Boy has been a work horse for KU this year.
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  Nice write on Frank
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  @Crimsonorblue22 Thanks for the link. Good story about our most-valuable player!
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  ONE MO FO DA TOE
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  @JayhawkRock78 said: @Crimsonorblue22 Thanks for posting that. I just read that in the star and loved Self’s quote… I was fortunate to be on championship teams -they are hard to come by and very special. We as KU bBall fans can take it for granted. I for one marvel at this streak. What makes it all the more sweeter is almost every analyst gave us up for dead to get #11 this year.
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  For REHawk and the Bad Ball Brigade
  • jaybate 1.0  

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  @REHawk The conference tourney just became a lot less important. KU pretty much has a 2 seed locked up regardless of their performance in it. I cant believe that Coach Self will go full out with his guys just to win that tourney and lose steam later this month.
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  Dream Dance
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  @VailHawk HA!!
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  ASSUMING THAT HEM IS WRONG AND THE SEASON ISN'T REALLY OVER...
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  @DoubleDD Interesting take. I think that KU would have trouble with all the Nike stacks ie; Arizona, UK, Duke. Wisconsin is scary bcuz they have loads of experience, tough team. Virginia, I ditto what you said. Nova? I just cant stand Jay Wright so Im completely biased against them. They wont even make it to the sweet 16. Gonzaga? Same, but I dont hate them. They just havent played anybody tough and it will cost them later this month. I hope against hope that UK overlooks a very tough and battle tested mid major team and gets beat in the second round or so, anywhere before the Final Four. I hate them the way Gollum hates the Hobbits and wish they lose a game in such tragic fashion. They dont deserve to win out this season. Cheaters.
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  Yee-Haaaaw! #11 in the bag!
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  @drgnslayr AND we get to celebrate with the trophy being presented to us on our HOME COURT on SENIOR NIGHT. Haven’t done that in a very loooooooooooooooooong time
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  When to foul.... - Analytics for the geeks
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  One night ONLY: An Iowa St. fan
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  @Kip_McSmithers think bilas called Barnes and told him there was a foul?
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  "Baylor just 20 minutes away from their first victory in Allen Fieldhouse..."
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  @wissoxfan83 “Doug Gottlieb believes Kentucky junior forward Willie Cauley-Stein should be named National Player of the Year” Yeah right… Willie is averaging a whole 9.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg. What a friggin’ joke! If you are going to run a platoon… then you should be sacrificing the personal accolades for players. 9.1 ppg and 6.4 rpg doesn’t put you near the category of NPOY. Not even in the conversation. You can’t be a part-time worker and get full-time benefits. Kaminsky averages 18.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg. And he definitely plays a more integral role for his team. Frank gets hit with double and triple teams to earn his points. Willie is just another option on a team of McDs AAs.
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  Question - National Media and Barnes
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  @Blown Wow, you on the run from the law too? Part of my explanation is I think I have a little ADD and get bored in a place and want to move on to someplace new.
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  KU Wins and Loses an 11th Title?
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  @Lulufulu “If that comes to pass and Cliff has to sit out part of next year. I think he bails.” Good chance he will be forced to leave. Good chance he will have lost his amateur status.