Selection Sunday + Bracket Challenge
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I'll be a lot more eager to pontificate about the KU vs St Johns game when both teams get through the first round.
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GAME DETAILS
(4) KU vs (13) Cal Baptist
Location: San Diego (San Diego State host)
Tip Time: 9:45pm ET
TV: CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy and Lauren Shehadi -
@bskeet said in Selection Sunday + Bracket Challenge:
Way to wear the ACC & SEC blinders, CBS crew.
Mizzou is a power 5 school that has an arena 2½ times the size of Cal Baptist's and has enthusiastic support across the region (as irrational as that may be). Cal Baptist is in their 8th yr of Div 1, and this is their 1st NCAA tourney. I think your worry about the horrors facing KU going to SD, to face this nationally-never-before-been-heard-of-team, may be a bit overblown.
On the other hand, it is quite sobering to note that Cal Baptist has been to as many Final Fours as Mizfuck U has. So maybe the equivalence is closer than I thought.
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@mayjay said in Selection Sunday + Bracket Challenge:
On the other hand, it is quite sobering to note that Cal Baptist has been to as many Final Fours as Mizfuck U has. So maybe the equivalence is closer than I thought.
Yow! Gettin saucy with it!
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@approxinfinity A special place in the darker recesses of my soul for the Slavers.
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@mayjay In an effort towards transparency, you should know that I married a Slaver . . . but I converted her. She wears Jayhawk shirts, sweaters or sweatshirts whenever we watch the Jayhawks. My Dad felt converting her was my greatest accomplishment in life.
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Just looking at how insane it is for St. John’s to be a 5 seed. They won both big east titles, are 16th in Net and 17th in KenPom. If you figure in how hot they are you could make a case for a 3 seed.
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@kjayhawks2.0 Johnnies have won 19 of past 20. Ridiculous that KU is higher seeded. East is loaded, but SJU has FF potential. Sadly, KU does not...
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Illinois' got a nice gripe too as the 3 seed will likely have to play UNC in the 2nd round in Greenville, SC.
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Got a great announcing crew for our game with Kevin Harlan (FIL of former badger Sam Dekker, father of Sams wife Olivia who is a TV personality doing NFL football stuff.). Robbie Hummel is one of the best young announcers in basketball and Stan Van Gundy is really good too.
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@wissox83 said in Selection Sunday + Bracket Challenge:
Got a great announcing crew for our game with Kevin Harlan (FIL of former badger Sam Dekker, father of Sams wife Olivia who is a TV personality doing NFL football stuff.). Robbie Hummel is one of the best young announcers in basketball and Stan Van Gundy is really good too.
Harlan is the best in the business, also a KU alum
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I don't think the St. John's potential matchup is that bad for KU.
They don't have the big big size that typically bugs KU's bigs.
Zuby and Hopkins are 6-9 and 6-7. Mitchell is 6-8.
If those guys are 6-10+, then i'd be more worried.
I think Flory will be fine -- if somebody highly caffeinates Tiller before tip off!
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Yeah size wise we match ok defensively. Zuby and Hopkins have a ton of skill though so I think of both in the David Punch mold who was 6'7 and we had little answer for him just last week. Zuby is bigger and as skilled or more. Hopkins is the matchup that we have to worry about since that's a 5th yr guy playing against a very soft freshman and we've seen how poorly Tiller has matched physicality lately.
They don't shoot a ton of 3s but they have 3 making them at the same clip Ala Peterson and White for KU.
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https://x.com/i/status/2033704112739782676
Jeesh we better come up with a good game plan for this...
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@BeddieKU23 I know a good game plan for a 6 footer who throws prayers up in the lane. Have Flory swat those all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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Into Flory B’s keyyyyy
Theres a place called Blockomo
Cal Baptist’s gonna go
To get packed on the ball
Lay down in Blockomooooo
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in Selection Sunday + Bracket Challenge:
if somebody highly caffeinates Tiller before tip off
God forbid! When he gets all gyrating and swiveling and anxious-looking, he gets the ball knocked out. I like it when he is deliberate and carefully backs in or drives without being hyper. Protecting the ball is hard if you keep offering it left and right before your move!
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@Jayhawk_69 don't agree with this team playing better without him. zona was totally due to Allen field house, I mean Melvin shot 6/30, that's not really a winning stat line. We definitely lose at Texas tech without him. This roster once against was managed poorly by bill immediately dog housing some of the players that we're giving millions to and relying on the bedrock of Jamari and elmarko to be our bench, which has aged poorly.
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Only helps if he's actually in the post area. We seem to be really good at getting our bigs away from the basket with all the switching. Vomit
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My simple view of KU vs CBU
Number 1: Play good D on the 3 and don't allow someone to go nuts from deep. If our D shuts down the deep shot, they will drive. And that brings up....
Number 2: Flory must be able to block without getting fouls called. Unfortunately, this depends at least partially on the officiating crew.
If Flory draws two early fouls, the game will be a challenge.
