Bracket chat
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Generally speaking 3pt% goes down in the tournament, too much pressure.
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Self just said Hunter has practiced the last 2 days.
McCullar he was a lot less specific about…
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Hunter will practice full contact tommorow.
Mentions playing in the altitude in Salt Lake might play a factor…
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@AsadZ said in Bracket chat:
@KirkIsMyHinrich any data on 3pt percentage on neutral courts
Samford’s only neutral court games this season were their conference tournament games.
In those 3 games, they were 10-24, 6-21, and 5-18. So they were 21-63 for 33.3% on neutral courts this season.
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McCullar is supposed to practice tommorow but it’s not definite, if not Tuesday
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@rcjhdraft said in Bracket chat:
If this team has any dawg in them I hope they hear all that garbage that Seth Davis was saying and take it
Seth Davis is typically one of KU’s biggest cheerleaders.
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I love he same guy that said we have probably the best starting 4 in America is now talking his bunk, the only ones seriously that I would worry about is Purdue - – Tennessee , not worried about Gonzaga at all , they do not impress me , especially if Dickinson and McCullar are healthy - -I think they play a long as KU as a team plays
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@Texas-Hawk-10 thanks, much lower than season average
I like our chances to advance
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If Hunter is
and McCullar at 90 I feel very confident with our chances to advance to second weekend
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KU women receive an 8 seed and will play Michigan in the 1st round. If they win that one, they will likely play JuJu Watkins and USC in the second round.
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9:55 pm time on TBS. Kind of brutal
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@rcjhdraft said in Bracket chat:
9:55 pm time on TBS. Kind of brutal
Too old for this, I’ll sleep and check the score in the morning.
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I actually think we got a decent draw, 3 point % does scare me a little. Not remotely worried about Purdue, if they don’t get the whistle no chance of getting out of the first weekend.
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@rcjhdraft said in Bracket chat:
9:55 pm time on TBS. Kind of brutal
8:55 central so that helps but still sheesh
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@FarmerJayhawk worse for Samford
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Proud of the Ladies - - 7Woems Big 12 teams- - 8 Men’s Big 1tteams-- been a good day - -Leet’s go Ladies
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Means I can watch the game after work at least. And I’m in Colorado so 7:55
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@BShark said in Bracket chat:
@rcjhdraft said in Bracket chat:
9:55 pm time on TBS. Kind of brutal
Too old for this, I’ll sleep and check the score in the morning.
You aren’t that old. I know you aren’t.
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Last game of the night on Thursday? I like it! We’ll have the whole day to worry about it while watching (hopefully) a bunch of upsets during the day.
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Am I old enough to remember when we had to buy a newspaper on Monday to see the matchups and we only found out the game times maybe on Tuesday?
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@DanR said in Bracket chat:
Last game of the night on Thursday? I like it! We’ll have the whole day to worry about it while watching (hopefully) a bunch of upsets during the day.
Next to last unofficially. Drake and Wazzu tip at 9:05.
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@DanR I used to run to the store to get the USA today tournament preview paper first thing in the morning. I’d read all through it and make my picks!
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They will be running behind seems like they typically are a few minutes. Just looking into some scouting on Samford.
They are #7 in the land in 3 point percentage at 39.3% and tied for #7 in overall FG percentage at 49.3%. Which tells me they take a lot of quality shots. They are ranked 69th in adjusted offense and 116th adjusted defense on KenPom, they are the highest rated 13 on there @ 81st.
They don’t have a lot of size down low, they have one 6’11 guy that averages just over 12 minutes a game. We should dominate them on the glass even though they are tied with us in rebounds at 139th. However they are 201st in rebound differential at +0.1 while we are 110th at +2.1. Ranked 334th in turnover margin, they don’t turn people over much at all.
Achor there starting forward will be a tough match up for us. He’s not a strong rebounder at 6.1 per game but has a nice inside out game he can hit 15 footers and is one of 3 guys shooting above 42% from 3 for them. I almost think you may consider playing 4 guards to help with this. Just quick little 5 minute scout here for some info friends.
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Several teams chose to opt out of the NIT in favor of focusing on recruiting. Teams include St. John’s, Indiana, Oklahoma, Memphis, Pitt, and Ole Miss. Feel bad for the kids would could’ve used this extra practice and game time to get better or get some minutes that wouldn’t normally play.
If recruiting is the real reason, then the NCAA needs to looking at recruiting windows and probably adjust the portal windows to not allow any player to enter until after the completion of the NCAA Tournament.
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Someone could pony up a fat purse for winning the NIT to incentivize, call it the NILNIT henceforth.
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Last year we ended up talking about the women’s team more/longer than the men’s team.
Could be the same this year.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 is ole Miss, chris beard?
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I’m hearing the players are saying they don’t want to play either
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Folks, tell me how you see bracket toughness on paper:
Below is mine:
1, East, 2 South, 3 Midwest, 4 West
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Lots of 3 pointers lead to long rebounds which is absolutely a weakness of this team, so I don’t think we have an edge there.
If Hunter is matched on their leading scorer, it’s going to be an issue defensively.
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From CBS Sports page this morning:
Best first-round game (4) Kansas vs. (13) Samford: Samford gets 44.8% of its minutes from its bench, which ranks third in the country at KenPom. Kansas gets just 23.7% of its minutes from the bench, which ranks No. 318. With KU stars McCullar and Dickinson working their way back from injury, keeping up with the high-flying Bulldogs may be a problem. Throw in the altitude of Salt Lake City, Utah, to the equation, and this one could get weird.
Top potential matchup (1) Purdue vs. (4) Kansas: If both teams win their first two games, the Boilermakers and Jayhawks will square off in the Sweet 16. The two last met in the 2017 Sweet 16 when the seedings were reversed and the Jayhawks crushed Purdue by 32. Both programs have lived near the top of college basketball in the years since, and a high-stakes showdown between coaches Matt Painter and Bill Self would have legendary potential. Though the schools haven’t played in recent years, Purdue center Zach Edey and Dickinson are plenty familiar with each other from Dickinson’s three seasons in the Big Ten at Michigan.
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Listen to Paul Pierce here.
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https://twitter.com/Sully_2029
The only school in the Big 12 in 2023-24 to:
- Win a bowl game
- Make the ncaa men’s tournament
- Make the ncaa women’s tournament
ME: Why it’s KANSAS OF COURSE!!!
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@BeddieKU23 - Looks like Achor and Allenspach are the two bigs, spitting time at center, about 30 mpg. There scorers appear to mostly be in the 6’5” range. 21 ppg from these bigs, but mostly Achor. Really deep team though, so lots of fouls to give. KU best be practicing FT’s.
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@BeddieKU23 Nobody is.
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@RockChalkinTexas said in Bracket chat:
Listen to Paul Pierce here.
You know Paul was nick named the Truth - & that was what he was saying THE TRUTH - -Paul keepin it 100 all the way, loved this guy
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That’s what i saw as well.
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Man a ton of people are picking us to lose
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@kjayhawks said in Bracket chat:
Man a ton of people are picking us to lose
Self has usually been good in these situations. The pressure is certainly on him with the way things have gone.
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In January, if you’d told me that we were going to play Samford in the first round and it’s basically a 50/50 game, I would have thought you were insane.
But that’s how it feels in March.
The guys need to be locked in like they were in the first half of the season.
I know they can win. But it all hinges on whether we get Dec/January Jayhawks or February Jayhawks.
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@kjayhawks said in Bracket chat:
@Texas-Hawk-10 I’m hearing the players are saying they don’t want to play either
That’s fine, let it be like bowl season in football where players can choose to opt out. That still lets younger players and bench guys get some real game time that haven’t gotten all season.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 for sure I think you can get better for sure. Downside is if some starters opt out bench guys may get seen and offer more NIL to play elsewhere.
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@RockChalkinTexas best year in Kansas athletics history. Bowl win, volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s basketball all in the ncaa tournament for the first time ever.
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If we get lucky to get by Sanford……Mcneese st might beat us by 20 #levelup
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What do we think about this? Certainly casts a doubt on Hunter and his ability to play at a high level with that injury
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Bracket chat:
focusing on recruiting
In the past the coaches would have talked very proudly about the student athletes voting to take the opportunity for concentrating on their studies.
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@kjayhawks said in Bracket chat:
@RockChalkinTexas best year in Kansas athletics history. Bowl win, volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s basketball all in the ncaa tournament for the first time ever.
Not so fast! The 1992-93 season has to count as the best. Football won the Aloha Bowl in December, Women’s BB went to the NCAA and ended up ranked 24th, Men’s BB went to Final Four, and KU Baseball made its only College World Series appearance. Only 31 years ago, how could anyone forget?
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I have my hesitations on this video - - we could put the shoe on the other foot just Like McCullar, all these specialists on him saying thee was no reason Kevin couldn’t get back on the court and play , that it was more mental and yet Mccullars camp saying different.
Sure Hunter was hurt , popped right back in , even goodman siad this guy hadn’t looked at the x rays on Hunter - -I’ll wait and see, Coach said he had been practicing and good to go - - it’s looks more like click bait for Goodman and that mess that’s right there, they always looking for clicks
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I don’t doubt that the video may have been made to generate interest (clicks) but none of us know the extent of the injury either.
I hope he has practiced as Self has said. I don’t think we can win without him.
Teams are not exactly required to be forthcoming about injuries either. It’s backfired for teams like Florida State in football. There’s a competitive edge + a scouting thing, keep your opp guessing by making them prepare for everyone. Disclosing the extent of injuries could have also harmed KU in seeding & Kev’s/Hunter’s professional goals for after College. I know it’s still early but do you have 100% confidence right now both are going to play?
