@Kcmatt7 I think you have the right perspective. We’re going to have to show patience. The fact we run two different offenses depending on whether Doke is in the lineup is probably slowing the learning curve down for the newcomers.

@JayHawkFanToo they certainly seem prone to the same tragic fate as last year, ranking dead last in pace.

@Texas-Hawk-10 No doubt crazier things have happened. I am just saying KU’s schedule and personnel do not lend themselves to crazy things happening. 2-10 seems possible and maybe they can steal one or two games and make it 3-9 or even 4-8 but anything over 3 games would be a big surprise and 4 wins almost a shock…a good one though.

9-7 seems about right based on what I have seen so far…

@HighEliteMajor I generally agree with you. In our younger days, before video games, we spent our off days and vacations playing sports all day long. NBA players are pros and their full time concern is physical conditioning where college athletes are only doing it part-time. The NBA does rest players for games at the time towards the end of the season and in preparation for the playoffs. More importantly, now that Preston (and car) is gone, players have to hoof it all the way from their dorm to Wescoe Beach, going uphill both ways.

@JayHawkFanToo I am of the belief that our coaching staff hasn’t really stepped in to work on Doke’s FT stroke. It appears obvious, just from watching Doke at the line. I couldn’t describe his technique if I had to. He bends his wrist at an angle under the ball, much like youth players do before taught some technique. And then… if he misses a FT and has a second FT, he usually tries a different stroke. We have read before that our coaching staff usually doesn’t like to get in there and address player’s shot technique. This is more of a Bill Self concept where he wants those major changes to happen in the off season. In this particular case… we simply can’t wait until summer. We could easily go down in March because of Doke’s FT faults. We haven’t really seen many intentional fouls on Doke supporting a strategy of “hack a Doke”… but you know, and I know, that is going to change in March. Tournament teams step up a notch in competitiveness… they are going to use it to their advantage, and why wouldn’t they? I know I would be screaming at our coaches and players if we have to deal with a situation like a Doke that can’t even make half his FTs but we failed to take advantage of it!

truehawk93 said: Minus the muggings of DG, he played maybe one of his best games. He didn’t play well, he played tough. He was beat up. This is the toughness that Self wants. He stepped up and won this game from the FT line. I think this is a really super distillation of Devonte’s game against TCU and his crucial contribution to our winning it. Thanks for sharing it.

I thought Bridges was too passive in the first half against Duke. You saw the urgency in the 2nd half but he was largely quiet in the first. Greyson Allen beating Michigan St reminded me of how Denzel Valentine beat KU a few years ago. They just couldn’t overcome 1 player’s game