UNC Game Thread
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Phew!
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92 points and we had a cold spell!
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We will take it
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Rock chalk!
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What a freaking game
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Thy pissed Hunter off on that last foul call on him.
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42 points from the bench.
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@patoh3 we would’ve lost without them!!
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Did we have that many in any 10 games last year.
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Wow, good guys win again
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Bill Self just tied Phog Allen for most wins. Wow.
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Oh I’m gonna really like Flory
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The second half defense was maybe the worst I’ve seen in the Bill Self era.
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I’ve been told Bill Self has some land for his retirement it’s about the shape and size of North Carolina
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@approxinfinity Pretty much sys it all
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Great to hang out with you all! Even better with a dub. Self is the best! We’re so lucky as fans. G’nite #RockChalk
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@Zabudda Probably not, but I don’t have the stats available to confirm.
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Thought AJ played pretty decent for the most part
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Four down with 3 min to go. Outscored them 9-2 after that. Nice
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Good win - but…give up a 15 pts half time lead…huge negative differential at the FT line at home…second straight game in which we dominated in the first half, but defense disappeared in the second half…
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Bidunga 11 minutes 8 pts, 8 RB’s, and 1 official block.
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Mayo with FT’s a jumper and the assist to Hunter in the last little bit. Player of the game with 21 points.
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Yeah official. Didn’t look like a freshman.
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Post game not on espn+ ?
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@Zabudda Hunt obviously isn’t in game shape and had some lapses and Mayo missed some good looks he likely hits most games but both stepped up In crunch time. Nice to see Juan make some plays late to keep our heart beat going. KJ disappeared in the second half, we have got to be quicker on our defensive rotations or teams with a stretch 4 will light us up. A win against UNC is always great and having stuff to work on probably helps. If we’d spanked by 20 we probably would be a little full of ourselves.
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Least they got things to work on
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I’m tellin ya our D-2 player came up big in some critical minutes late in the game. HELLOOOOO (KU BALLIN ) didn’t hear from you tonight , hmmmm Surprise, Surprise lol
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Anyone catch that KJ had 37 minutes?! I thought his minutes would go down this year? I was told his minutes would go down? I’ll be honest, I’m rarely upset watching KJ play.
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@benshawks08 said in UNC Game Thread:
Anyone catch that KJ had 37 minutes?! I thought his minutes would go down this year? I was told his minutes would go down? I’ll be honest, I’m rarely upset watching KJ play.
The issue is 37 minutes and 2 RBs at the 4 spot…
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where would we be without KJ’S 14 first half points ?
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This team is going to get so good as the season goes on
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@DCHawker I said last year and this year we won’t win in March with KJ playing 30 plus minutes and tonight I think proved it. We don’t win that on a neutral court. He got schooled several times on defense when ask to cover a guard and was one of the main culprits of poor rotation. I believe he had 1 rebound and 2 fouls for second half stats.
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Griffen was on the bench a lot and seemed like the matchups dictated this a bit too. Not a sustainable number for Adams though.
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https://x.com/phoggythoughts/status/1855039320597651712?s=61&t=8gxVJFoXYFc_4K5Nm7wEnw Pregame video, dream on!
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@jayballer67 how 'bout we stop calling him that?
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Couldn’t find the post game on the ESPN- what’s up with that?
Went on reddit for kicks to see what people are talking about. I was shocked to see informed, interesting and respectful discussion about the game from NC and KU fans. Nice job, basketball fans!
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Wait, only 4 TO’s, in the second game of the year, with god knows how many new people, against U-freakin’-NC?
I am gratifyingly amazed!
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@DanR I know some former buckets members that are on there.
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@DanR wished I knew why theres no pre or post game!
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@approxinfinity Zach play?
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A rough outing for Coit looking at the box score. 0 points, 3 assists and 4 rebounds woof. I forgot he was on the floor several times tonight. Not to keep on KJ but damn dude had 2 rebounds in 37 minutes. Love ya man but damn that’s unacceptable in 37 by any player let alone a forward. Storr and Mayo are likely starting before the end of the semester.
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@kjayhawks KJ was CLEARLY HURT but it’s also on Bill for playing him. As for Coit, we need Shak for sure. Depends on match-ups.
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@BShark ya I wonder about that after the fall I just don’t know why he does that trying to get a call. They ain’t gonna call it if you fall every single time. It will be interesting to see how Shak fits into the rotation.
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Learned a bit about this group tonight. Awesome to see the guards hitting shots. Speed and athleticism of UNC was a challenge. Refs are rusty.
Always good to have a talented player from the state of Kansas on the team. Even better when from Lawrence! This is a different team from last year, with a common core that knows how to win. I’m excited to see if they can make winning a habit.
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bill needs an intervention regarding KJ
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I feel like KUballin is the equivalent to Smokey on the Friday movies. “When Deebo be here, I’ll be quiet but when he gone, I be talking again” haha
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@rcjhdraft Nah the staff needs an intervention with Bill on the best lineups
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Since everyone missed me - thanks I feel loved
Pro’s - when we played the right lineups we got up 20.
We won the game
Juan had some clutch buckets down the stretch
Best lineup: Juan (may end up Moore), Mayo, Storr, Griffen, Hunt/Flory
Moore might take diggy’s minutes if he can defend like @BShark says and hit the occasional 3.
Cons - Bill tightened up the lineups the second half and we peed it away. Had it not been for AFH which masks a ton of issues - we’d lost on a neutral court or road game.
Coit’s shot didn’t drop and he struggled to attack the paint
KJ’s man was in the paint as kj set a screen for Juan at the top of the key. Literally everyone knows not to guard him. This kills everything offensively yet Self rolls with it….unfathomable
Kj can’t rebound, can’t shoot outside 10 feet, isn’t guarded by the other team. He’s athletic as heck and can dunk but more negatives than positives
We still don’t defend the 3 well
Griffin got beat on a back door cut then sat the rest of the game and Juan gets beat off the dribble but plays unlimited minutes if not for fouling. Griffin a final 4 starter a year ago….
Bill’s postgame just read he isn’t worried about defending ball screens cause not many teams athletic like unc. Hey Bill u ain’t winning a title with this pu$$ attitude. Better figure it out or round of 32 against elite guards like Arky or unc. U prepare for the best not the other 90%. Idiotic
We have the potential but let’s see what we are made of on the road this year and with Duke in Vegas (dukes for real)
Lineup is set with moore for diggy and diggy getting kease’s few minutes.
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Even though we didn’t play that well a win is still a win
