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The team has admitted to a complete gut check after that Kentucky beatdown.
That told them just how far off they were from competing at the highest level.
Do I hope we lose games? Only if we need to. If we were playing at that Final Four level earlier we may not need to lose.
This is where it benefits from being a Jayhawk and with a HOF coach. We are expected to be the best. Our guys don’t fold up when down. They know they have to rise to the situation.
Heck… look at Mizzou. They took a quick leap forward after we beat them down. We exposed where they were at the time of our game and they weren’t up to snuff.
Gonzaga… they’ve had some great teams and Few is an excellent coach. But they used to have a real easy schedule, allowing them to lose no or almost no games until March. Now they play easily the toughest, or one of the toughest, pre-conference schedule. It should help them become a better ball club, especially in March.
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Gosh… where would this team be without McCullar? He’s a possession monster! Versus Harvard: 11 reb, 3 steals, 2 blocks…
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@drgnslayr said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
Gosh… where would this team be without McCullar? He’s a possession monster! Versus Harvard: 11 reb, 3 steals, 2 blocks…
Can’t upvote this enough! Huge benefit for the ‘Hawks!
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Little late on this update
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Jalen over 1,000. Congrats dude
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Updated post OSU win!
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Torvik HAMMERED us. Makes sense given we didn’t play a second of defense in the first half.
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Remaining strength of schedule rankings
https://www.teamrankings.com/ncaa-basketball/ranking/future-sos-by-other
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@BShark said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
Torvik HAMMERED us. Makes sense given we didn’t play a second of defense in the first half.
We didn’t, but they also made some hero ball shots. But we did also give up a lot of wide open looks from 3.
I don’t think a lot of teams are beating Oklahoma St when they shoot 13/29 from 3. To our credit, we were 11/23 from 3. Two of those were from Harris.
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ESPN has KU as the overall #1 seed right now for the tournament after UConn & Purdont’s first losses of the seasons. Obv will be short lived if we don’t take care of biz tonight
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Just a really good team!
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No update on BM, Massey, Sagarin for today
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Just more evidence that the Big 12 is the most dominant conference in ALL of Basketball - - The Big 12 --now ALL TEN TEAMS are in the top FORTY ratings of Kempon Ranking’s – the top FORTY. - -do we need to say anymore ?
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Update post Huggy Bear beat down.
Jalen is just outside the Top 50 now all-time
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Overall 1 seed now…
No Massey update yet.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
Update post Huggy Bear beat down.
Jalen is just outside the Top 50 now all-time
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Overall 1 seed now…
No Massey update yet.
pretending Jalen scores another 300 points by the end of the season, where does that put him?
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Just outside the Top 15. The all-time list hasn’t been updated in a while (since 20-21) so it’s not 100% accurate but he’s got a shot at Top 20 the way his season is going.
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Given we have 18 more games minimum and I would suspect at least 20 in reality (ie we win the first round of Big12 tournament and against our likely 15/16 seed opp) I don’t think 300 more points is a stretch for him at all. That’s 15 a game if we do which is close to his floor this year due to his volume.
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Updated post OU win. What a comeback in ugly ugly fashion
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KJ up over 10 ppg, insane development right before our eyes.
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Zach above 0 now, yay.
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Is Cuffe healthy?
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@dylans Nope. Doesn’t really matter though.
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Are Martin and Jank going pro? Is Cam the one minute LeBron?
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absolutely, as long as they only have to play offense
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Updated post Iowa St win!
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Jalen sits in 49th place all-time.
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KJ 1st in PER and 2nd in BPM among our rotation guys.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT???!
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No one, not even KJ
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Can I go ahead and put my vote in for KJ as our MVP for the Season now lol ?
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@BeddieKU23 lol, maybe? Love it! Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Actually we have quite a few good guys on our team, Self does know how important chemistry is to success. I love how they share, that’s why all stats even the ones that don’t show up, matter.
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They didn’t even move KJ to the 5 until just before the season started. His improvements this year are remarkable and perhaps we are seeing it in real time during games because its the first time he’s settled at one position. Impressive stuff
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Updated
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Jalen passed LeGerald Vick for #48th all time on the scoring list. Jalen needs 18 points Saturday to pass David McCormack!
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Updated. Very painful one.
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The only positive- Jalen is now tied for 44th all-time in scoring with 1,156 points with Rick Suttle. Jalen can pass Svi & Aaron Miles tonight with another big game.
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Updating post big win in Rupp!
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Jalen passed Svi & Aaron Miles and now sits in 41st All-Time, 1 point behind Wayne Selden. Jalen will pass Selden, Jacque Vaughn, Greg Dreiling & Scot Pollard on Tuesday & then starts his chase towards the Top 30.
Jalen has 10 regular season games left + 2 guaranteed post season games currently. At his current scoring rate, he can pass Wilt Chamberlain for 27th all-time. More Big-12 tourney & NCAA tourney games could push him could get him closer to the Top 20.
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We are also ranked #1 on Kenpom. #1 Strength of Schedule.
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Updated post lil brother beatdown
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Jalen is now 37th all-time in scoring after passing 4 guys. He needs 20 points against Iowa St to pass Steve Woodberry.
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Weird Kenpom thing this year (to me) is Shaka Smart coaching the best offensive team in basketball. Incredibly efficient scoring. Was always a “defense first” coach, at least how people looked at him after VCU.
Still can’t figure out why he struggled so much at UT. Apparently not just a one-trick pony, and not a bad coach. I think he suffered a bit from turnover. Mo Bamba, Jarrett Allen, Jaxson Hayes, etc. Not excusing his inability to win despite landing elite talent, but certainly weird to see him succeed elsewhere.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
Weird Kenpom thing this year (to me) is Shaka Smart coaching the best offensive team in basketball. Incredibly efficient scoring. Was always a “defense first” coach, at least how people looked at him after VCU.
Still can’t figure out why he struggled so much at UT. Apparently not just a one-trick pony, and not a bad coach. I think he suffered a bit from turnover. Mo Bamba, Jarrett Allen, Jaxson Hayes, etc. Not excusing his inability to win despite landing elite talent, but certainly weird to see him succeed elsewhere.
I have pondered the same thing, and I think it may have something to do with landing Mo Bamba, Allen, Hayes, etc. All big men. I haven’t seen them yet, but I’ll bet he’s back to running his 4 out like he did at VCU. I thought they looked big, slow and cumbersome at Texas.
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@Jethro Maybe the pressure to showcase those guys for the NBA caused him to not make the team as good as it could be too. That is a tough thing to balance. Bill Self gets knocked for NOT doing a good job of this, and that’s part of the reason he doesn’t get nearly as many top 5 guys anymore. It really takes special freshman to play for Bill Self early.
I feel like anyone who is willing to get into bed with OADs understands that you have to do that to an extent though. Selling your soul a bit to get talent in the door.
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Yeah its crazy. Does he have some offensive guru on staff with him at Marquette? They had a good offense last year and then lost their two best players & somehow, they are better this year.
Perhaps he’s just evolved and figured he needed to change to survive. Also, he has one of the best point guards in the country Tyler Kolek that has improved leaps and bounds as a facilitator and playmaker. Things are clicking for them.
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@BeddieKU23 I really hadn’t paid attention to them. I just see the Kenpom stuff and can’t help but see that Marquette team stick out…
I’ll have to make a point to watch a Marquette game before March.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
Weird Kenpom thing this year (to me) is Shaka Smart coaching the best offensive team in basketball. Incredibly efficient scoring. Was always a “defense first” coach, at least how people looked at him after VCU.
Still can’t figure out why he struggled so much at UT. Apparently not just a one-trick pony, and not a bad coach. I think he suffered a bit from turnover. Mo Bamba, Jarrett Allen, Jaxson Hayes, etc. Not excusing his inability to win despite landing elite talent, but certainly weird to see him succeed elsewhere.
Player retention is insanely underrated.
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I’m perfectly fine with how Self is attacking recruiting and roster management these days, avoiding the sure-fire 1-year HS guys and targeting those guys likely to stick around a few years. We know what works here and what doesn’t. I mean he’s had success with 1-year dudes too but it’s just not his bread and butter.
Self might be a hard coach to play for but I’ve yet to really hear of a player that didn’t benefit from his coaching. In fact, the opposite tends to happen.
We used to worry so much about Duke or UK’s recruiting classes and now it’s like why bother, those teams aren’t winning anything with freshman. The transfer portal completely leveled the playing field and made experienced players more valuable. Guys from lower levels are not at a disadvantage anymore it seems when leveling up. Things have changed so fast
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
@BeddieKU23 I really hadn’t paid attention to them. I just see the Kenpom stuff and can’t help but see that Marquette team stick out…
I’ll have to make a point to watch a Marquette game before March.
Yeah same I need to catch some of their games. #1 offense with that roster is something. At least in recent games it’s not if they are scoring 90 every night but shooting 50% as a team is really good. If KU was shooting close to 50% as a team they have 1-2 losses tops. I wonder if they can sustain it.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
I’m perfectly fine with how Self is attacking recruiting and roster management these days, avoiding the sure-fire 1-year HS guys and targeting those guys likely to stick around a few years. We know what works here and what doesn’t. I mean he’s had success with 1-year dudes too but it’s just not his bread and butter.
Self might be a hard coach to play for but I’ve yet to really hear of a player that didn’t benefit from his coaching. In fact, the opposite tends to happen.
We used to worry so much about Duke or UK’s recruiting classes and now it’s like why bother, those teams aren’t winning anything with freshman. The transfer portal completely leveled the playing field and made experienced players more valuable. Guys from lower levels are not at a disadvantage anymore it seems when leveling up. Things have changed so fast
I’d pause to say Self has completely avoided the OAD’s. When the Rice recruitment started, we didn’t know if he’d ever make it to Lawrence and Gradey Dick was also a projected 1st round pick for quite awhile before he committed, but he’s also a local kid who wanted to play here so that may be an exception.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
@Kcmatt7 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
@BeddieKU23 I really hadn’t paid attention to them. I just see the Kenpom stuff and can’t help but see that Marquette team stick out…
I’ll have to make a point to watch a Marquette game before March.
Yeah same I need to catch some of their games. #1 offense with that roster is something. At least in recent games it’s not if they are scoring 90 every night but shooting 50% as a team is really good. If KU was shooting close to 50% as a team they have 1-2 losses tops. I wonder if they can sustain it.
They blitzed Baylor. Barely lost at Purdue. Have losses to good teams and some really nice wins. Shaka’s best team ever. They’re on FS1 at 1pm tomorrow.
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@Jethro Are you being snarky or just forgot that Shaka don’t coach there anymore?
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@wissox said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
@Jethro Are you being snarky or just forgot that Shaka don’t coach there anymore?
I was talking about Marquette.
Here is the comment I was replying to:
“Yeah same I need to catch some of their games. #1 offense with that roster is something. At least in recent games it’s not if they are scoring 90 every night but shooting 50% as a team is really good. If KU was shooting close to 50% as a team they have 1-2 losses tops. I wonder if they can sustain it.”
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Updated post huge win against Tejas.
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Jalen moved up 1 spot to 36th all-time passing Steve Woodberry. Jerod Haase is now in Jalen’s sights after an off game against Texas, needs 16 points Saturday to move into 35th place. Eric Chenowith & Jo Jo White are next up.
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Did we really drop in the Kenpom rankings after a win vs. the #10 team?
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I didn’t even look or capture the results from Saturday, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
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They are 11th on KenPom as of this morning. I am 99% sure that is what they were before the game as well. So no movement.
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Pretty crazy to win against a top 10 team when your best player plays his worst game of the season. BPMs were wild last night. Never a good stat for one game but it does tell the story of the game. I don’t think Joe’s success is sustainable but I think most of use would be happy with around half of that consistently.
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@BShark The production isn’t necessarily stable but the energy should be.
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@benshawks08 said in 2022-23 stats-PER, Kenpom etc:
@BShark The production isn’t necessarily stable but the energy should be.
Think it was a big factor for Joe and MJ knowing they would get real minutes by default.
