Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread
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Of our three bigs, Flory looked to be the 3rd best. I don’t expect that to continue but its something to watch for.
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Calderon didn’t even look playable against a D2 team
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Did we win?
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Here are my two biggest takeaways.
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Our defense has a chance to be special. They have some work to do and need to communicate better. But if they play with effort and discipline there is no reason they can’t be elite.
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Both Louisville and Fort Hayes State have tried guarding us agressively and physically, getting into our grills to make us uncomfortable. I wonder how we will respond when we face a different defensive approach that I’m anticipating facing a lot of this year: sagging off Melvin and Elmarko and daring them to shoot the 3.
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Melvin Council Highlights vs. Fort Hays State (16 Pts, 6 Asts)
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Tre White Highlights vs. Fort Hays State (12 Pts, 6 Rebs)
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Bryson Tiller Highlights vs. Fort Hays State (10 Pts, 7 Rebs, 2 Blks)
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@sabramo19 thx!
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Well, that was, uh, mmm, uh, unpleasant for awhile.
I will say the defense was pretty impressive at times.
On offense, we looked like The Island of Misfit Toys. Who’s gonna step up to be our consistent secondary scorer? I’m not seeing a 3pt outlet. Kohl does not appear to be the answer behind the arc so far.
Flory played? He looked disinterested, but still had 9 boards and some blocks.
Soooo happy Mbiya got some extended run. I hope he sticks around for a few years. He looks unseasoned for sure, but Nice to have a true big!!!
Council is a blur. A slightly unfocused blur, but a blur. I assume he’ll gather more purpose with the ball as the team gets used to each other.
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they played like a team without its leader and most talented player.
The offense isn’t going to be a juggernaut without DP’s greatness.
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Somehow i missed this game entirely. Need to get my shit together and begrudgingly renew my espn+ i guess.
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@approxinfinity said in Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread:
Somehow i missed this game entirely. Need to get my shit together and begrudgingly renew my espn+ i guess.
Yea, i begrudgingly renewed as well.
You fortunately missed really really bad audio. Halting. Stop and start. Annoying as hell.
Almost as annoying as Self forgetting every year that you need shooters. Hoping whatever’s up with Dawson resolves itself quickly and he can help.
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@approxinfinity said in Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread:
Somehow i missed this game entirely. Need to get my shit together and begrudgingly renew my espn+ i guess.
You can begrudgingly only have to sign up for November and December. Cancel before Xmas as the last plus game is the 22nd.
However if you don’t have Peacock you will miss 2 conference games.
There are free streams all over the internet for those that are a little tech savvy and don’t wish to pay but that’s for another conversation.
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Interesting, the defense giving up 35 pts was apparently the lowest pts allowed by KU in an exhibition game. Missed if it was the Self era only or ever. The defense definitely can be really good and offset what could be an offensive challenged team outside of DP
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@BeddieKU23 said in Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread:
@approxinfinity said in Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread:
Somehow i missed this game entirely. Need to get my shit together and begrudgingly renew my espn+ i guess.
You can begrudgingly only have to sign up for November and December. Cancel before Xmas as the last plus game is the 22nd.
Wow that would be new this year. they are usually savvy about spacing the games until tournament time comes around.
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@BeddieKU23 Other than Peacock games (which totally suck for sports) there must be some demand for KU games. It seems the tv guys want KU to make them some money on the regular channels. I hope we can deliver a strong season and get back into the national spotlight.
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@wissox Scratching my head wondering how the winningest (is that a word?) Program in the history of college basketball had to get back into the national spotlight
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@wissox KU drives subscriptions so it’s a money winner for Disney and NBC. Nobody is going to pay to watch Cincy UCF but KU is a different beast
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Jayhawks vs. Roll Tiges Thread:
@wissox KU drives subscriptions so it’s a money winner for Disney and NBC. Nobody is going to pay to watch Cincy UCF but KU is a different beast
This is a it. If KU was more average they would be on regular TV not anchoring ESPN+. The Jayhawk is very recognizable and respected (some love some hate) in basketball.
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I’m less concerned with Flora’s problems this game than others seemed to be. He’s trying to learn how to be the outer big in a two-big set. Needs to able to put the ball on the floor and drive to the hoop. He’s obviously not very good at it yet, but an exhibition game is the right place to try things out. I was more concerned with the 5 bricks he clunked off the rim from the free throw line. On the flip side, it looks like Paul Mbiya has pretty good touch from the line for such a big man.
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@ImmunoHawk +1.
Count me as a Flory believer. Last year was a dumpster fire and he was a bright spot. this year he should have more structure around him. There is room for great growth here, and I think he is capable of it.
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When you demand a bag a critical eye will come with it. He’s not carrying his weight yet. Hopefully Flory will, but his frame and skill level will limit him.
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Flory is going to have to get a lot better for me to buy in. He looks stronger. Hoping for the best!
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All fair
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@FarmerJayhawk Except the last two seasons we had quite a few conference games on ESPN+ when we weren’t quite up to must see watching.
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@approxinfinity Nice to be worried that some athletic stud will round into form as opposed to some plodding jack wagon.
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@Crimsonorblue22 yeah, but he’s got THE BEST name!
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@nuleafjhawk hes going to Florysh.
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It appeared Flory was pressing without DP, perhaps trying to show he could be the #2 option.
Growing pains is what we have seen through both exhibitions. Concerning but not the end of the world yet. Monday would be a good time to start figuring it out
