Other Games Tonight
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Yep. TCU has no margin of error; his top two players cannot be replaced by anyone in the current roster.
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Texas Hawk 10 said:
For the most part, the Silvio situation won’t impact KU on the court. The one team that not having Silvio is really going to hurt Kansas is if they play Duke in the NCAA tournament. Silvio would’ve allowed Self to play a line up of Doke, Silvio, and Dedric against Duke’s front line.
I disagree. Doke can’t play against this Duke team. He’s not agile enough to handle Zion. Duke would just go small and force Doke to cover Zion and that would be a huge mismatch in favor of Zion. Plus, Zion is so strong that Doke can’t really bully him on the other end.
If KU plays Duke, they have to play their most agile guys. Doke probably can’t play more than 10 or 15 minutes against this Duke team.
Doke can play against UK because he can match up against Travis inside and likely have an advantage. Doke is very matchup dependent. Against smaller teams, he will often end up at a bit of a disadvantage defensively, and if he isn’t dominating in the post, he probably shouldn’t play much.
Doke is going to have some games this year where he absolutely terrorizes teams and dunks them to death. He’s going to have others where he probably shouldn’t get on the floor more than a few minutes a game.
The question is whether Self is ready to swing that heavily in his lineups and rotations from game to game.
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“He’s our first option,” Self said of Azubuike, who finished with 20 points and three rebounds. “Even though Dedric (Lawson) may lead us in scoring, everybody will tell you we want to play through Dok as much as possible.
“You know, I was probably not very bright last year, but I’ve never been a guy that thinks you take your best players out in a game. I don’t know how that breeds confidence," Self said. "But in his situation when I took him out late, I only took him out because we were switching ball screens. It didn’t have anything to do with free throws.”
Post Michigan St comments from Self on Azubuike. It doesn’t sound as if Self plans to sit Azubuike based on matchups or FT situations. He’s option #1 in the offense and he doesn’t believe in sitting his best players. Interesting comments
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@justanotherfan I agree with you. I think we’ll see less Doke against Nova as well.
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I hope those comments were to build confidence. Doke is a guy that fits on extremes. When he matches up well, he can be one of the most dominant players in the country. When he doesn’t, he can be completely out of sorts on the floor. It’s rare to have a player that can exist at both extremes, but Doke is that guy.
It’s especially apparent because he isn’t the type of guy that can hurt a team if he doesn’t get to his spots. If you can push Doke out away from the basket, he can’t really hurt you because he doesn’t handle the ball well enough to make combination moves.
Self’s in a tricky spot, here.
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I believe under @Texas-Hawk-10 scenario, Silvio, who is big, strong and agile, would be guarding Zion rather that Doke which makes sense to me.
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justanotherfan said:
I hope those comments were to build confidence. Doke is a guy that fits on extremes. When he matches up well, he can be one of the most dominant players in the country. When he doesn’t, he can be completely out of sorts on the floor. It’s rare to have a player that can exist at both extremes, but Doke is that guy.
It’s especially apparent because he isn’t the type of guy that can hurt a team if he doesn’t get to his spots. If you can push Doke out away from the basket, he can’t really hurt you because he doesn’t handle the ball well enough to make combination moves.
Self’s in a tricky spot, here.
You make good points. If Doke is struggling with a matchup like he did Villanova last year then I hope he’s smart enough to recognize that and make adjustments if needed.
We will see in a month what happens when Nova comes to town. Doke is healthy and in great shape which I don’t think was the case last season, especially in the post-season. He needs to prove himself in situations like this because the NBA is watching.
Your right though Self is in a tricky spot. Azubuike is a literal (huge) advantage against most teams in the country. It sounds as if Self doesn’t want to gameplan to take away one of his most explosive players on the team. That could do more harm then good from a team and individual perspective. We may just have to see if Doke can improve against matchups that don’t favor him.
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@justanotherfan I wouldn’t have Doke on Zion at all unless he’s in the paint. With a Doke, Dedric, and Silvio front court, I would’ve put Dedric or Silvio on Zion and let Doke and guard on one of the other bigs.
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Everyone talking up Duke never mentions that UK started 3 freshmen in the back court and none of them can defend a lick. These freshmen playing against freshmen in games like this also make it easy. That game looked like a pickup game to me. Hardly any offensive sets and ZERO defense on both sides.
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If Duke were to go small with Zion at the 5, there’s no one for Doke to guard. That’s my whole point. If Duke keeps a traditional lineup with Zion at the 4, then Doke is okay to stay in the game and guard their big man. But if Doke goes small with Zion at the 5, Doke has to come out of the game because he can’t guard Zion, Barrett or Reddish.
Every coach in the country saw what Villanova did to KU in the Final Four last year. There are only a handful of teams that can exploit that, but Duke happens to be one of them.
On the note of UK looking bad against Kentucky, I think we are overhyping the sample size. Think of it this way. If KU’s game against Villanova had been to start the season, rather than in the Final Four, there would have been panic throughout Jayhawk land after seeing Villanova take KU apart the way that they did. The reality is that it was just a bad matchup for KU, and that Villanova likely beats KU 9 out of 10 times because KU couldn’t match up with them. It didn’t mean that KU wasn’t any good. It just meant that Villanova exploited all of KU’s weaknesses.
Duke was the same for UK. If that game was in April instead of November, no one would say that UK was bad. Everyone would talk about how sharp Duke was, how overwhelmingly talented, etc. Duke is going to do that to a lot of people this year - not just UK. I need to watch them again to see how to stop them, but I have some ideas bouncing around my head.
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@justanotherfan UK is losing tonight
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I wish I could get a money line on the UK game tonight. I’d put $100 on it.
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UK is playing an SIU team who returned all 5 starters and has the size to be able to compete. I don’t necessarily expect UK to lose, but I definitely expect SIU to cover the 18 point spread.
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Oh and that SIU team didn’t have this guy on their 20 win team from a year ago: https://siusalukis.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3506
He’s back and he’s a monster.
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Most of their starters/scorers are Sr’s, good recipe for keeping it close
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The SIU-UK game is on SECN tonight. No other way to watch?
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@Gorilla72 Do you not get SECN when you stream ESPN3?
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There’s a handful of good games on tonight.
Iowa St / Mizzou
Auburn / Washington ( both top 25)
Providence / Shockers
Arkansas / Texas
NC Greensboro / LSU
Buffalo / WVU
Good night for the couch and a cold beverage!
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@Woodrow WSU v Providence is on at 5. Brews are in the fridge already. Going to be a great night.
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Auburn/Washington looks like a good one
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I get both the SEC and Big 10 networks on YouTube TV.
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Buffalo/ West Virginia. Too bad its not a neutral site. Buffalo knocked off Arizona and returns most of the same team. They can compete and win this one
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@JayHawkFanToo Oh yea I get the games. I was curious as to what @Gorilla72 was using that caused him to have issues.
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@Kcmatt7 - I’ve “cut the cord” and and only have AppleTV and NetFlix. I usually subscribe to SlingTV for ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. Now I’m thinking I’ll drop Netflix and go with YouTube TV (if I can get it through ROKU or Apple TV).
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@Gorilla72 I really would have thought you could still get SECN through Sling.
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I get YouTube TV on Roku sticks (newer ones) with no problem. I get all the ESPNs, Fox Sports, SEC, Big 10, NBA, Major League baseball and a number of other sports channels, including several soccer channels, tennis, golf, Olympic sports…you name it plus unlimited recording and 3 simultaneous stream and the local network station to boot. Great for sports lovers.
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@JayHawkFanToo - y’all have convinced me. I dropped Netflix but did NOT add Sling. I subscribed to YouTube TV today and will come out of hibernation next March. My net cost was a $7 increase for a LOT more sports and regular TV.
@Kcmatt7 - I would have had ESPN1, 2 & 3, but no ESPNU or SECN via SlingTV.
I think the problem is now solved. Thanks to you both! RCJH!
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I think you will be happy. I have an offer to go back to Hulu for one year for $5.99 per month and I am staying with YouTube TV. I still have Netflix but I keep it mostly for when the grand kids come over but I am seriously considering doing away with it. Amazon Prime gives you a lot of free movies and free second day shipping for less money.
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JayHawkFanToo said:
I think you will be happy. I have an offer to go back to Hulu for one year for $5.99 per month and I am staying with YouTube TV. I still have Netflix but I keep it mostly for when the grand kids come over but I am seriously considering doing away with it. Amazon Prime gives you a lot of free movies and free second day shipping for less money.
Amazon Prime has been putting out good content too lately.
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is great as well as Jack Ryan.
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@JayHawkFanToo and @Kcmatt7 - I have Amazon Prime and can watch it on Roku and Apple TV. However, I find it almost impossible to rewind or fast forward the video. It’s not my first choice. However, I have over 200 iTune movies plus YouTubeTV now. Settling in for the winter…
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is fascinating. I’ll check out Jack Ryan.
Should we move this to the TV Room on the board? Oh, wait…
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Gorilla72 said:
@JayHawkFanToo - y’all have convinced me. I dropped Netflix but did NOT add Sling. I subscribed to YouTube TV today and will come out of hibernation next March. My net cost was a $7 increase for a LOT more sports and regular TV.
@Kcmatt7 - I would have had ESPN1, 2 & 3, but no ESPNU or SECN via SlingTV.
I think the problem is now solved. Thanks to you both! RCJH!
Sling has an addon for $5 a month that gives you
ESPN News
ESPN U
SEC
SEC+
Goal Line
NBA TV
NHL Net
Stadium 1, 2, 3
begin sports
5 pac12 channels &
outside tv
That said we have tried Directtv Now, but I want nothing to do with AT&T and didn’t care for there UI. HULU still needs a lot of work. Now that our annual drive around the country to see the pretty leaves is over we’re giving youtube tv a shot.
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@lurker - looks like I get more with YouTube TV for a $10 difference. Let me know how you like it. I have 7 days.
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@Kcmatt7 was right guys…
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401083123
Kentucky 31-28 over SIU at the half. Hit two FT right at the end or it would have been one pt…
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ISU handling Missouri w/o Wigginton as well as the bigs they are missing… Basically they are playing their 2nd team…
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@BShark The Salukis are giving them the bizness. No way is tucky a Top 5 team.
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@JayHawkFanToo I got Starz thru Hulu, and it’s 8.99 a month. Cheap, cheap. I love Starz …so many movies, it’s ridiculous.
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@BigBad tucky is getting their ass beat by Southern Illinois. Down by 5 at home in the 2nd half. I am completely unimpressed by the them.
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uk sucks
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Kcmatt7 said:
uk sucks
Missouri too. ISU’s B team is now up on them by 17…
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@BShark This is exciting… Tucky getting beat by …Southern Illinois…
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Kennesaw State up on BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE 8 minutes in.
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Kentucky is just looks really confused lol - -The only way they really in this right now – is strictly on the height disadvantage - -SIU is staying right with them - - AT Kentucky
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Kentucky has PTSD.
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Don’t worry guys. The refs took out SIU’s best player by fouling him out.
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KU would beat this SIU team like a drum
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KSU still on the struggle bus against Kennesaw State. Up 27-25 with 4 minutes until halftime.
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Looks like Tucky will survive, but they have been exposed.
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Kentucky has a lot of raw talent and potential but low Basketball IQ and they need to learn to play together as a team and inexperience is showing. They will get better as the season progresses but their season can go sideways pretty quick. This will be a long season for Cal and Kentucky fans…I like it.
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KUSTEVE said:
Looks like Tucky will survive, but they have been exposed.
44-18 rebounding advantage gave them this game basically. Which is earned don’t get me wrong. But UK suuuucks and they won’t outrebound many P5 teams like this.
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BShark said:
KUSTEVE said:
Looks like Tucky will survive, but they have been exposed.
44-18 rebounding advantage gave them this game basically. Which is earned don’t get me wrong. But UK suuuucks and they won’t outrebound many P5 teams like this.
I was just going to say the ONY UK won this game was strictly hght. - -Once they started driving the ball and dishing to the big guys it was over or UK rebounded miss. - -UK is NOT the # 2 team in the Country - - UK is NOT the # 5 team in the country - - I seriously doubt they belong in the top 10 right at this point
Like someone else said- -It very easily be a long season for them - -Challenges from - -LSU - - Auburn - -and more then anywhere else - -Tennessee - I think I like that. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
